Relationship between inflammatory cytology of canine seminal fluid and significant aerobic bacterial, anaerobic bacterial or mycoplasma cultures of canine seminal fluid: 95 cases (1987-2000)

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1333-1339

  Root Kustritz, Margaret V ^a   Johnston, Shirley D ^a   Olson, Patricia N ^a   Lindeman, Cindy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial culture; Canine; Reproduction; Seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 27644575585     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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