Virulence Factors of Streptococcus uberis Isolated from Cows with Mastitis

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 461-471

  Oliver, S P ^a   Almeida, R A ^a   Calvinho, L F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EUKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032192871     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00817.x     Document Type: Article

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