Identification of nonlipophilic corynebacteria isolated from dairy cows with mastitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 954-957

  Hommez, Jozef ^a   Devriese, Luc A ^b   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^c   Riegel, Philippe ^d   Butaye, Patrick ^b   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^b  

^a Regional Veterinary Laboratory   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; MASTITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; CAPRA; CORYNEBACTERIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMYCOLATUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM MINUTISSIMUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM ULCERANS; OVIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033037590     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.4.954-957.1999     Document Type: Article

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