Article
Classification of human and animal strains of Fusobacterium necrophorum by their pathogenic effects in mice.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 1997
Smith G R, Thornton E A
Abstract excerpt
Forty-six strains of Fusobacterium necrophorum, 24 from animals and 22 of human origin, were examined by pathogenicity tests in mice, while the same strains were being examined in laboratories elsewhere by other methods. The pathogenicity tests consisted of (1) subcutaneous inoculation with a lar...
Topics
- Animals
- Fusobacterium Infections
- Fusobacterium necrophorum
- Humans
- Mice
- Phenotype