Oral associated bacterial infection in horses: studies on the normal anaerobic flora from the pharyngeal tonsillar surface and its association with lower respiratory tract and paraoral infections.

doi:10.1016/0378-1135(91)90030-j

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Oral associated bacterial infection in horses: studies on the normal anaerobic flora from the pharyngeal tonsillar surface and its association with lower respiratory tract and paraoral infections.

Veterinary microbiology - 15 Feb 1991

Bailey G D, Love D N

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Two hundred and seventy bacterial isolates were obtained from the pharyngeal tonsillar surface of 12 normal horses and 98 obligatory anaerobic bacteria were characterised. Of these, 57 isolates belonging to 7 genera (Peptostreptococcus (1); Eubacterium (9); Clostridium (6); Veillonella (6); Megas...

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Animals
Bacteria
Bacterial Infections
DNA, Bacterial
Horse Diseases
Horses
Mouth Diseases
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Palatine Tonsil
Pharynx
Phenotype
Respiratory Tract Infections

Oral associated bacterial infection in horses: studies on the normal anaerobic flora from the pharyngeal tonsillar surface and its association with lower respiratory tract and paraoral infections.

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