Chlamydia

Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 575-587

  Pospischil, A ^a   Borel, N ^a   Andersen, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

C. felis associated with severe conjunctivitis; Chlamydia; Chlamydiosis common in psittacine birds; Doxycycline treating C. felis conjunctivitis in cats; New families in order Chlamydiales Parachlamydiaceae, Simkaniaceae, and Waddliaceae; Persistent or chronic infections pathogenesis of many chlamydial diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857657284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470958209.ch30     Document Type: Chapter

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