Prevalence of thermophilic Campylobacter species in household cats and dogs in Ireland

Veterinary Record

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 44-47

  Acke, E ^a   McGill, K ^a   Golden, O ^b   Jones, B R ^c   Fanning, S ^a   Whyte, P ^a  

^a Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety Laboratory   (Ireland)

^b Veterinary Parasitology Laboratory   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 58449099115     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.164.2.44     Document Type: Article

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