Characterization of tuberculous lesions in naturally infected African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1022-1027

  Laisse, Cláudio J M ^a,e   Gavier Widén, Dolores ^b,c   Ramis, Guillermo ^d   Bila, Custódio G ^a   Machado, Adelina ^a   Quereda, Juan J ^d   Ågren, Erik O ^a   van Helden, Paul D ^e  

^a Eduardo Mondlane University   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; buffalo; Mycobacterium bovis; pathology; Syncerus caffer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PATHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLI (CLASS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 84857137018     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638711416967     Document Type: Article

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