Attempts to find phenotypic markers of the virulence plasmid of Rhodococcus equi

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-33

  De La Pena Moctezuma A ^a   Prescott, J F ^a   Goodfellow, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CADMIUM; CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; RHODOCOCCUS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CADMIUM; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CONGO RED; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HORSES; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SUIDAE;

EID: 0030024479     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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