Colonization capacity and serum bactericidal activity of Haemophilus parasuis thy mutants

International Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-301

  Bigas, Anna ^a   Garrido, M Elena ^a   Badiola, Ignacio ^a   Barbé, Jordi ^a   Llagostera, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bactericidal activity; Colonization capacity; Haemophilus parasuis; Immunogenic response; thy mutants; Vaccine strains

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; HAEMOPHILUS PARASUIS;

EID: 33846521269     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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