Experimental Infection of Conventional Pigs with Streptococcus suis serotype 2 by Aerosolic Exposure

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 303-306

  Madsen, L W ^a,c   Nielsen, B ^b   Aalboek B ^a   Jensen, H E ^a   Nielsen, J P ^a   Riising, H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Intervet Scandinavia AS   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

EID: 0035232449     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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