Classification of Actinobacillus spp isolates from horses involved in mare reproductive loss syndrome

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1426-1432

  Donahue, James M ^a   Sells, Stephen F ^a   Bolin, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ABORTION; ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS EQUULI; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS; HORSE DISEASE; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PHENOTYPE; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ACTINOBACILLUS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS EQUULI; ACTINOBACILLUS GENOMOSP. 1; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BISGAARD TAXON 10; EQUIDAE;

EID: 33747760390     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.8.1426     Document Type: Article

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