Isolation of Streptococcus suis from a cat with meningoencephalitis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 206-207

  Roels, Stefan ^a   Devroye, Olivier ^b   Buys, Herma ^c   Smith, Hilde ^c   Butaye, Patrick ^d,e  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen UR ^*  (Belgium)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Section of Bacteriology   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cat; Meningoencephalitis; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN REGION; CAT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INOCULATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LETTER; LYMPH NODE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FATAL OUTCOME; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 62949220824     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.11.006     Document Type: Letter

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