Tonsils - Place of botulinum toxin production: Results of routine laboratory diagnosis in farm animals

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 403-409

  Bohnel H ^a   Wagner, C ^a   Gessler, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Neuroimmunology; Neurotoxin; Tonsils

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CATTLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOAT; HORSE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; TONSIL;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; TONSIL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 47049116604     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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