A comparison of endoscopic and surgical collection procedures for the analysis of the bacterial flora in duodenal fluid from cats

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-89

  Johnston, K L ^a,c   Lamport, A ^a   Ballevre O ^b   Batt, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c Ralston Purina Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cat; Endoscopy; Intestine; Overgrowth

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUODENUM; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SUCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BODY FLUIDS; CATS; DUODENUM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUCTION;

EID: 0032619334     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.1998.0294     Document Type: Article

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