Type a botulism in horses in the united states: A review of the past ten years (1998-2008)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-173

  Johnson, Amy L ^a   McAdams, Susan C ^a   Whitlock, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Epidemiology; Horses; Mouse bioassay; Type A

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77949335702     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200201     Document Type: Article

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