Diagnosis of botulism since 1995. Report of test results;Botulismusdiagnose seit 1995. Ein erfahrungsbericht

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 269-273

  Böhnel, Helge ^a   Gessler, Frank ^b  

^a NONE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Botulinum neurotoxin; Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Diagnosis; Germany

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EPIDEMIC; GERMANY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GERMANY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0038721866     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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