Comparison of virulence of different Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotypes and biotypes using an aerosol infection model

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 159-168

  Jacobsen, Mariann Juul ^a   Nielsen, Jens Peter ^a   Nielsen, Ragnhild ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; aerosol infection model; biotype 1 and 2; virulence

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030014141     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(95)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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