Evaluation of the in vitro activity of gallium nitrate against Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1243-1246

  Fecteau, Marie Eve ^a   Fyock, Terry L ^a   McAdams, Susan C ^a   Boston, Raymond C ^a   Whitlock, Robert H ^a   Sweeney, Raymond W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRATE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BROTH DILUTION; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CULTURE MEDIA; GALLIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

BISON; BOS; LAMA PACOS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 80052483725     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.9.1243     Document Type: Article

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