A multiphasic typing approach to subtype Streptococcus equi subspecies equi

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 928-936

  Lanka, Saraswathi ^a   Borst, Luke B ^b   Patterson, Sheila K ^a   Maddox, Carol W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; Horses; Phenotype; Streptococcus equi subspecies equi; Szp; Vaccine; Virulence; Wild type

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 78649583012     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200612     Document Type: Article

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