Pasteurella multocida in psittacines: Prevalence, pathology, and characterization of isolates

Avian Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 900-907

  Morishita, Teresa Y ^a,b   Lowenstine, Linda J ^b,c   Hirsh, Dwight C ^b   Brooks, Dale L ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

cockatiel; dermatitis; parrot; Pasteurella multocida; pasteurellosis; psittacine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; FELIS CATUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0030267154     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592315     Document Type: Article

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