Storage time and temperature affect the isolation rate of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida from bovine bronchoalveolar lavage samples

Abstract Background A microbiological diagnosis is essential to better target antimicrobial treatment, control and prevention of respiratory tract infections in cattle. Under field conditions, non-endoscopic broncho-alveolar lavage (nBAL) samples are increasingly collected. To what extent the highly...

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Main Authors: Laura Van Driessche, Charlotte De Neve, Freddy Haesebrouck, Katharina van Leenen, Filip Boyen, Bart Pardon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02456-7