Typhlitis caused by intestinal Serpulina-like bacteria in domestic guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 690-694

  Vanrobaeys, Mia ^a   De Herdt, Peter ^a   Ducatelle, Richard ^a   Devriese, Luc A ^a   Charlier, Gerard ^b   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Belgian National Institute for Veterinary Research   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BRACHYSPIRA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTESTINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE; SUDDEN DEATH; TYPHLITIS;

EID: 0031914935     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.3.690-694.1998     Document Type: Article

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