Isolation of obligate anaerobic bacteria from ulcerative keratitis in domestic animals

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-122

  Ledbetter, Eric C ^a   Scarlett, Janet M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Anaerobic bacteria; Cat; Dog; Horse; Ulcerative keratitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CAT; CORNEA ULCER; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HORSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CATS; CORNEAL ULCER; DOGS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HORSES;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; EQUIDAE; FELID HERPESVIRUS 1; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; LAMA PACOS; MYCOPLASMA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 39749134122     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2008.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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