Disseminated pythiosis in three horses

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-295

  Reis Jr , Janildo Ludolf ^a   Queiroz De Carvalho, Eulógio Carlos ^b   Girão Nogueira, Raimundo Hilton ^c   Lemos, Luciana Silva ^b   Mendoza, Leonel ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Equine pythiosis; Fluorescent antibodies; Molecular analyses; Systemic pythiosis

Indexed keywords

AMPLICON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EOSINOPHIL; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; LIMB; MACROPHAGE; MAMMARY GLAND; MAST CELL; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE CARTILAGE; OOMYCETES; PYTHIOSIS; SKIN INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFECTION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; NASAL CAVITY; PYTHIUM; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

EQUIDAE; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 1542712357     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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