Epidemiology of Rhodococcus equi infections: A review

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 167-176

  Takai, Shinji ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Foal; Review; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BREEDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LYMPH NODES; PLASMIDS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VIRULENCE;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0030806794     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00085-0     Document Type: Review

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