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