Pathological, Immunohistochemical and Bacteriological Study of Tissues and Milk of Cows and Fetuses Experimentally Infected with Brucella abortus

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 140, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 149-157

  Xavier, M N ^a   Paixao T A ^a   Poester, F P ^a   Lage, A P ^a   Santos, R L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

bacterial infection; Brucella abortus; brucellosis; cattle

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRTH; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MASTITIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; PERICARDITIS; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLEURISY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 60649087734     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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