Experimental peritonitis in horses: Peritoneal fluid composition

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-221

  Mendes, L C N ^a   Marques, L C ^a   Bechara, G H ^a   Peiro J R ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; Escherichia coli; Horses; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033263784     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09351999000300003     Document Type: Article

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