Bacterial isolates from equine infections in western Canada (1998-2003)

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Clark, Chris ^a   Greenwood, Sarah ^a   Boison, Joe O ^b   Chirino Trejo, Manuel ^a   Dowling, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Saskatoon Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANADA; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 40649115023     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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