Pulmonary blastomycosis in an Indian fruit bat (Pteropus giganteus)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-87

  Raymond, James T ^a   White, M Randy ^a   Kilbane, Thomas P ^b   Janovitz, Evan B ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Epperson Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAT; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTIOCYTE; LUNG MYCOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTIOCYTES; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; LYMPHOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0030631817     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879700900117     Document Type: Article

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