Diseases transmitted by man's best friend: The dog

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Jacob, Jerry ^a   Lorber, Bennett ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PET ANIMAL; TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PETS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 85001833225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.IOL5-0002-2015     Document Type: Article

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