Use of Rhodococcus equi virulence-associated protein for immunization of foals against R equi pnuemonia

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 356-359

  Prescott, J F ^a   Nicholson, V M ^a   Patterson, M C ^a   Zandona Meleiro, M C ^b   Caterino De Araujo, A ^b   Yager, J A ^d   Holmes, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BREEDING; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0030855895     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.1997.58.04.356     Document Type: Article

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