Effects of a probiotic strain of Enterococcus faecium on the rate of natural chlamydia infection in swine

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 4346-4353

  Pollmann, M ^a   Nordhoff, M ^a   Pospischil, A ^b   Tedin, K ^a   Wieler, L H ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLAMYDIASIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBIOTICS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 21544480817     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.7.4346-4353.2005     Document Type: Article

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