A survey of dermatophytosis in animals in Madras, India

Mycopathologia

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-140

  Ranganathan, S ^a,c   Arun Mozhi Balajee, S ^b   Mahendra Raja, S ^b  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

^c Spic Science Foundation India   (India)

Author keywords

Animal ringworm; Dermatophytes; Microsporum; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DEUTEROMYCETES; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORUM; SKIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROSPORUM; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; SKIN;

EID: 0031401099     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006811808630     Document Type: Article

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