Isolation of fungal flora from the hair coats of shelter cats in the Pacific coastal USA

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-150

  Boyanowski, Kimberly J ^a,c   Ihrke, Peter J ^a   Moriello, Karen A ^b   Kass, Philip H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Peninsula Animal Dermatology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte; Feline; Pacific USA; Saprophyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034386289     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.2000.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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