Nocardia nova causing pulmonary nocardiosis of black crakes (Limnocorax flavirostra)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-347

  Bacciarini, L N ^a   Posthaus, H ^b   Pagan, O ^b   Miserez, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Avian nocardiosis; Black crakes; Granulomatous pneumonia; Lungs; Nocardia nova

Indexed keywords

AVES; LIMNOCORAX FLAVIROSTRA; MAMMALIA; NOCARDIA NOVA; POSIBACTERIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIOSIS; PATHOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; LUNG; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033159595     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.36-4-345     Document Type: Article

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