A survey of Clostridium spiroforme antimicrobial susceptibility in rabbit breeding

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 188-191

  Agnoletti, Fabrizio ^a   Ferro, Tiziana ^a   Guolo, Angela ^a   Marcon, Barbara ^a   Cocchi, Monia ^a   Drigo, Ilenia ^a   Mazzolini, Elena ^a   Bano, Luca ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clostridium spiroforme; Drug susceptibility; Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC); Rabbit

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; NORFLOXACIN; SPIRAMYCIN; SULFADIMETHOXINE; TIAMULIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BREEDING; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SPIROFORME; ENTEROTOXEMIA; HEALTH SURVEY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM SPIROFORME; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 62749093180     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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