Antimicrobial Activity of Gallium Nitrate against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Neonatal Calves

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1152-1155

  Fecteau, M E ^a   Whitlock, R H ^a   Fyock, T L ^a   Mcadams, S C ^a   Boston, R C ^a   Sweeney, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Johne's disease; Paratuberculosis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GALLIUM; GALLIUM NITRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; GALLIUM; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80053051881     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0768.x     Document Type: Article

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