Isolation of keratinophilic fungi from the floors of private veterinary clinics in Italy

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-166

  Mancianti, F ^a   Papini, R ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Patologia Animale   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Endocrinclogia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chrysosporium; Dermatophyte; Epidemiology; Floor; Fungi; Microsporum; Trichophyton; Veterinary clinic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CROSS INFECTION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORUM; MYCOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CROSS INFECTION; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; ITALY; MICROSPORUM; MYCOSES; RISK FACTORS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0029691624     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00385637     Document Type: Article

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