Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica in goat herds from northern Germany

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 382-386

  Arnold, T ^a   Neubauer, H ^a,b   Ganter, M ^a,c   Nikolaou, K ^a,d   Roesler, U ^a   Truyen, U ^a   Hensel, A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GERMANY; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIOSIS;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GERMANY; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33749318825     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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