Early in vivo interactions of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae with tonsils of pigs

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 301-306

  Chiers, Koen ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a   Van Overbeke, Ingrid ^a   Charlier, Gerard ^b   Ducatelle, Richard ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Pig bacteria; Tonsils

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; SWINE; TONSIL;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CARRIER STATE; GERM-FREE LIFE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLEUROPNEUMONIA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONSIL;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032888419     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00048-6     Document Type: Article

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