Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Brachyspira spp. isolated from wild rodentse

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 720-727

  Backhans, Annette ^a   Johansson, Karl Erik ^a,b   Fellström, Claes ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SPIROCHAETALES; SPIROCHAETES; SUS;

EID: 78649719371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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