Zoonotic potential of Chlamydophila

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 382-391

  Rodolakis, Annie ^a   Yousef Mohamad, Khalil ^a  

^a UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila; Prevention; Vaccines; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DNA VACCINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; INACTIVATED VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHLAMYDIA PECORUM; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA CAVIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA IMMUNIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; ORNITHOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA;

EID: 73949145204     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.03.014     Document Type: Review

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