Esophagitis due to Pythium insidiosum infection in two dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-142

  Patton, Clark S ^a,d   Hake, Rhonda ^b   Newton, Joe ^c   Toal, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Town and Country Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PYTHIUM;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; MYCOSES; PYTHIUM;

EID: 0030147226     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1996.tb02046.x     Document Type: Article

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