Isolation of Mycoplasmas from the External Ear Canal of Goats Affected with Contagious Agalactia

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-154

  Gil, M C ^a   Hermoso De Mendoza, M ^a   Rey, J ^a   Alonso, J M ^a   Poveda, J B ^b   Hermoso De Mendoza, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contagious agalactia; goat; auricular isolates; mycoplasma.

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMATALES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EAR CANAL; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033191022     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.1999.0383     Document Type: Article

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