Glanders in horses: A review of the literature

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-218

  Al Ani, Falah Khalil ^a   Roberson, Jerry ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial disease; Burkholderia mallei; Equine; Glanders; Horses; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34547993345     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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