Extracellular proteins and virulence in Streptococcus bovis isolates from pigeons

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-66

  Vanrobaeys, M ^a   De Herdt, P ^a   Ducatelle, R ^a   Creten, W ^b   Haesebrouck, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Extracellular proteins; Pigeon; Streptococcus bovis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PIGEON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIRD DISEASES; COLUMBIDAE; MORBIDITY; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031422949     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00174-0     Document Type: Article

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