Relationship between clinical signs of upper respiratory tract disease and antibodies to Mycoplasma agassizii in desert tortoises from Nevada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 261-266

  Schumacher, Isabella M ^a   Bradford Hardenbrook, D ^b   Brown, Mary B ^c   Jacobson, Elliott R ^c   Klein, Paul A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Nevada Department of Wildlife   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert tortoise; ELISA; Gopherus agassizii; Mycoplasma agassizii; Mycoplasmosis; Upper Respiratory Tract Disease; URTD

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NEVADA; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TURTLES;

EID: 0031113166     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.2.261     Document Type: Article

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