Experimental Infection of Pregnant Cows with Bacillus licheniformis Bacteria

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-201

  Agerholm, J S ^a   Jensen, N E ^a   Dantzer, V ^b   Jensen, H E ^b   Aarestrup, F M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; Bacillus licheniformis; Bacteria; Cattle; Experimental infection; Placentitis

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACILLACEAE INFECTIONS; BACILLUS; BACTEREMIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0033128560     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.36-3-191     Document Type: Article

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