Epizootic pneumonia of bighorn sheep following experimental exposure to Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae.

Bronchopneumonia is a population limiting disease of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). The cause of this disease has been a subject of debate. Leukotoxin expressing Mannheimia haemolytica and Bibersteinia trehalosi produce acute pneumonia after experimental challenge but are infrequently isolated fro...

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Main Authors: Thomas E Besser, E Frances Cassirer, Kathleen A Potter, Kevin Lahmers, J Lindsay Oaks, Sudarvili Shanthalingam, Subramaniam Srikumaran, William J Foreyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4193846?pdf=render