Epidemiology of Streptococcus suis serotype 5 infection in a pig herd with and without clinical disease

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 135-151

  Cloutier, G ^a   D'Allaire, S ^a   Martinez, G ^a   Surprenant, C ^b   Lacouture, S ^a   Gottschalk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b F Ménard Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Maternal antibodies; Streptococcus suis; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HERD; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; RANDOMIZATION; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0344586215     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2003.09.018     Document Type: Article

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