Mycobacterium microti infection in the cat. A case report, literature review and recent clinical experience

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Rüfenacht, Silvia ^a   Bögli Stuber, Katja ^a   Bodmer, Thomas ^a   Bornand Jaunin, Valérie F ^a   Gonin Jmaa, Danielle C ^b   Gunn Moore, Danièlle A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Centre Vétérinaire Agy   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAW DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS;

BACILLI (CLASS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI;

EID: 79951728837     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2011.01.012     Document Type: Review

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