Microbiological and serological study of leptospirosis in horses at slaughter: First isolations

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-202

  Rocha, Teresa ^a   Ellis, W A ^b   Montgomery, J ^b   Gilmore, C ^b   Regalla, J ^a   Brem, S ^c  

^a Lab Natl de Invest Veterinaria   (Portugal)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Landesamt F Gesundheit L   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bratislava; Horse; Isolation; Leptospirosis; Pomona

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE DISEASE; KIDNEY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI;

EID: 1842636917     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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