Pathology of mucormycosis of cane toads in Australia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-111

  Speare, R ^a   Berger, L ^a,b   O'Shea, P ^a   Ladds, P W ^a   Thomas, A D ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Oonoonba Veterinary Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Bufo marinus; Cane toad; Fungus; Mucor amphibiorum; Mucormycosis; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLADDER; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; TOAD;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BUFO MARINUS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; SPLEEN; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0030635635     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.1.105     Document Type: Article

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