Evaluation of a rough mutant of Brucella melitensis in pregnant goats

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-260

  Elzer, P H ^a   Enright, F M ^a   McQuiston, J R ^b   Boyle, S M ^b   Schurig, G G ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; PREGNANCY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032058937     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(98)90135-7     Document Type: Article

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