Comparison of production of Staphylococcus intermedius exotoxin among clinically normal dogs, atopic dogs with recurrent pyoderma, and dogs with a single episode of pyoderma

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 232-234

  Burkett, Glen ^a,b   Frank, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Parc d'activités Mermoz   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PRURITUS; PYODERMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; MALE; PRURITUS; PYODERMA; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032527217     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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