The occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in fleece washings from sheep affected and unaffected with fleece rot

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 275-285

  Kingsford, N M ^a   Raadsma, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

epidemiology; fleece rot; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; sheep bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHEEP; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030942359     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(96)01287-4     Document Type: Article

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