Pathogenicity of Rhodococcus equi in mice, isolated from environment, human and horse clinical samples

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-170

  Costa, Mateus M ^a   Machado, Sérgio A ^b   Krewer, Cristina C ^a   Ilha, Márcia R S ^c   Graça, Dominguita L ^b   Guaraldi, Ana L M ^d   Vargas, Agueda C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c Veterinária Montese   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Mice; Rhodococcus equi; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 33749530240     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 0100736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2006000300007     Document Type: Article

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