Equine respiratory disease: A causal role for Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-4

  Waller, Andrew S ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HOST RESISTANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRANGLES; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS; TONSILLITIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HORSE DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VETERINARY;

EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HORSE DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 84902553837     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.04.013     Document Type: Editorial

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