Burkholderia mallei infection in a horse imported from Brazil

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 147-150

  Elschner, M C ^a   Kiaus, C U ^a   Liebler Tenorio, E ^b   Schmoock, G ^a   Wohlsein, P ^b   Tinschmannl, O ^c   Lange, E ^d   Kaden, V ^d   Klopfleisch, R ^d   Melzer, F ^a   Rossback, A ^a   Neubauer, H ^a  

^a Friedrich Loeffler lnstitut   (Germany)

^b Molecular Biology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d Veterinary Surgery of Horses   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burkholderia mallei; Glanders; Horse; Infectious disease

Indexed keywords

BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; EQUIDAE;

EID: 61849083175     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/095777309X401071     Document Type: Article

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