Isolation of Mycoplasma conjunctivae from conjunctival swabs of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) Affected with infectious keratoconjunctivitis

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-161

  Mayer, D ^a   Nicolet, J ^a   Giacometti, M ^a   Schmitt, M ^a   Wahli, T ^a   Meier, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA IBEX IBEX; CHLAMYDIA; MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE; MYCOPLASMATALES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, INFECTIOUS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030138582     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1996.tb00300.x     Document Type: Article

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