Isolation of Arcanobacterium pyogenes from the scrotal skin and the prepuce of healthy rams or from rams with testicular abnormalities

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 177-182

  Gouletsou, P G ^a   Fthenakis, G C ^a   Tzora, A ^b   Cripps, P J ^c   Saratsis, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Epirus Institute of Technology Arta   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arcanobacterium pyogenes; Orchitis; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 33645292554     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.01.016     Document Type: Article

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