Mycobacteria in the environment of pig farms in the Czech Republic between 2003 and 2007

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 55-69

  Krizova, K ^a   Matlova, L ^a   Horvathova, A ^a   Moravkova, M ^a   Beran, V ^a   Boisselet, T ^a   Babak, V ^a   Slana, I ^a   Pavlik, I ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Avian mycobacteriosis; Avian tuberculosis; Cultivation; Ecology; Environmental saprophytic mycobacteria; Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT)

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHITAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FLAVESCENS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GASTRI; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM NONCHROMOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARAFORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PORCINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TRIVIALE; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77952942740     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/85/2009-vetmed     Document Type: Article

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