Granulomatous pneumonia caused by mycobacterium genavense in a dwarf rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1000-1002

  Ludwig, E ^a   Reischl, U ^b   Janik, D ^a   Hermanns, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lung; Mycobacterium genavense; Pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction; Rabbits; Ziehlneelsen staining

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FATALITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PNEUMONIA; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM GENAVENSE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77149142316     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.08-VP-0190-L-BC     Document Type: Article

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