Isolation of Mycoplasma felis from a Serval (Felis serval) with Severe Respiratory Disease

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 691-694

  Johnsrude, J D ^a   Christopher, M M ^b   Lung, N P ^a   Brown, M B ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Felis serval; Mycoplasma felis; Mycoplasmosis; Pneumonia; Serval; Transtracheal wash

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS; LEPTAILURUS SERVAL; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA FELIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CARNIVORA; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG; MYCOPLASMA; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 0030251733     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.4.691     Document Type: Article

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