The fight against some formidable fungal foes

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 669-671

  Malik, Richard ^a   O'Brien, Carolyn ^b   Whitehead, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; EDITORIAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASE; ORBIT DISEASE; CAT DISEASES; MYCOSES; NOSE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; MYCOSES; NOSE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES;

EID: 77956214447     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.07.010     Document Type: Editorial

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