Antimicrobial susceptibility of 616 Rhodococcus equi strains isolated from tracheobronchial aspirates of foals suffering from respiratory disease in Japan

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 99-104

  Niwa, Hidekazu ^a   Hobo, Seiji ^a   Anzai, Toru ^a   Higuchi, Tohru ^b  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Agriculture Mutual Aid Association of Hidaka District   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Japan; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 31044432793     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.16.99     Document Type: Article

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