Simultaneous Presence of Multiple Campylobacter Species in Dogs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 819-821

  Koene, M G J ^a,c   Houwers, D J ^a   Dijkstra, J R ^b   Duim, B ^b   Wagenaar, J A ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHARADRII;

EID: 1242314281     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.819-821.2004     Document Type: Article

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