Pathogenesis of Streptococcus zooepidemicus infection after intratracheal inoculation in llamas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1525-1529

  Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Heidel, Jerry R ^a   Cebra, Margaret L ^a   Tornquist, Susan J ^a   Smith, Bradford B ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; ENZYME; FIBRINOGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA; BACTEREMIA; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; ELECTROLYTES; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBRINOGEN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; TRACHEA;

EID: 0034540866     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.1525     Document Type: Article

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