Murine and pig models of streptococcus suis type 2 infections are incompatible

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 418, Issue , 1997, Pages 827-829

  Vecht, Uri ^a   Stockhofe Zurwieden, Norbert ^a   Tetenburg, Bert J ^a   Wisselink, Henk J ^a   Smith, Hilde E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWINE;

EID: 0030771338     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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