Isolation and identification of microorganisms present in 53 dogs suffering otitis externa

Revista Cientifica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-30

  Fernández, Gibson ^a   Barboza, Glen ^a   Villalobos, Amri ^a   Parra, Omaira ^a   Finol, Geovanny ^a   Ramírez, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Canines; Isolation; Otitis externa; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33645691423     PISSN: 07982259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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