Pneumonia in horses induced by intrapulmonary inoculation of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 787-792

  Yoshikawa, Hiroyasu ^a   Yasu, Tomiyasu ^a   Ueki, Hideaki ^a   Oyamada, Toshifumi ^a   Oishi, Hideo ^a   Anzai, Toru ^b   Oikawa, Masaaki ^b   Yoshikawa, Takashi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equine; Intrapulmonary inoculation; Pneumonia; Shipping fever; Streptococcus equi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LUNG; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0141608160     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.787     Document Type: Article

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