Conjunctival swab cytology from a guinea pig: It's elementary!

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-171

  Strik, Nicole I ^a   Alleman, A Rick ^a   Wellehan, James F X ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Chlamydophila; Cytology; Guinea pig; Inclusion conjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CYTOLOGY; EYE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PUS; SMEAR; STAINING;

CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA CAVIAE;

EID: 20444382784     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2005.tb00034.x     Document Type: Article

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