Placentitis due to Coxiella burnetii in a Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 541-543

  Lapointe, Jean Martin ^a   Gulland, Frances M ^b   Haines, Deborah M ^c   Barr, Brad C ^d   Duignan, Padraig J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHOCA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; Q FEVER;

ANIMALS; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; Q FEVER; SEALS, EARLESS;

EID: 0004904096     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879901100612     Document Type: Article

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