Derivation of Pasteurella multocida-free rabbit litters by enrofloxacin treatment

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 161-168

  Suckow, Mark A ^a   Martin, Brent J ^b   Bowersock, Terry L ^c   Douglas, Fred A ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enrofloxacin; Pasteurella multocida; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ENROFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCUS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; RABBIT;

EID: 0030198069     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(96)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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