A new experimental infection model in ferrets based on aerosolised mycobacterium bovis

Veterinary Medicine International

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  McCallan, Lyanne ^a   Corbett, David ^a   Andersen, Peter L ^b   Aagaard, Claus ^b   McMurray, David ^c   Barry, Claire ^a   Thompson, Suzan ^a   Strain, Samuel ^a   McNair, Jim ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MELES MELES; MUSTELA; MUSTELA FURO; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 84857643854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/981410     Document Type: Article

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