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Diplococcus pneumoniae type 16 in laboratory rats.

Authors :
Baer H
Source :
Canadian journal of comparative medicine and veterinary science [Can J Comp Med Vet Sci] 1967 Sep; Vol. 31 (9), pp. 216-8.
Publication Year :
1967

Abstract

An acute respiratory disease in a colony of Wistar-derived rats is described. The infection, due to Diplococcus pneumoniae type 16, has apparently not been described previously in the rat. Rigid sanitary measures and treatment with penicillin were effective in controlling the disease.

Subjects

Subjects :
Animals
Lymph Nodes pathology
Pneumococcal Infections drug therapy
Pneumococcal Infections pathology
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolation & purification
Penicillin G Procaine therapeutic use
Pneumococcal Infections veterinary
Rats
Rodent Diseases drug therapy
Rodent Diseases pathology

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0316-5957
Volume :
31
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Canadian journal of comparative medicine and veterinary science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
4383098

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