Experimental mycetoma by Nocardia brasiliensis in rats

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 183-187

  Vera Cabrera, L ^a   Rodriguez Quintanilla, M A ^a   Boiron, P ^b   Salinas Carmona, M C ^a   Welsh, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Athymic rats; Mycetoma; Nocardia brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FISTULA; FOOT PAD; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOZYGOSITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOUSE; MYCETOMA; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; VIRULENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; FISTULA; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0032423232     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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