Disseminated Rhodococcus equi infection in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 269-272

  Kinne, J ^a   Madarame, H ^b   Takai, S ^c   Jose, S ^a   Wernery, U ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Camel; Camelus dromedarius; Pneumonia; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMEL; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LUNG; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; NECROTISING PNEUMONIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SEPTICEMIA; SPLEEN;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMELS; FEMALE; LIVER; LUNG; LUNG ABSCESS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; EQUIDAE; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 79952103289     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.09.037     Document Type: Article

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