Gastrointestinal pythiosis in 10 dogs from California

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1065-1069

  Berryessa, N A ^a   Marks, S L ^a   Pesavento, P A ^a   Krasnansky, T ^b,e   Yoshimoto, S K ^a,d   Johnson, E G ^a   Grooters, Amy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Country Veterinary Clinic ^*  (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USA   (United States)

^e Berryessa Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Eosinophilia; Fungal; Mycotic; Oomycete; Pythium insidiosum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PYTHIUM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MYCOSES; PYTHIUM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 47849119210     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0123.x     Document Type: Article

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