Evaluation of fungal flora in normal and diseased canine ears

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 619-625

  Campbell, Jacquelyn J ^a   Coyner, Kimberly S ^b   Rankin, Shelley C ^c   Lewis, Thomas P ^a   Schick, Anthea E ^a   Shumaker, Amy K ^a  

^a Dermatology Clinic for Animals   (United States)

^b Dermatology Clinic for Animals Nevada   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EXTERNAL EAR; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MYCOSES; OTITIS EXTERNA; PENICILLIUM;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 78349236978     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2010.00927.x     Document Type: Article

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