Corynebacterial pneumonia in an African hedgehog

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 397-399

  Raymond, James T ^a   Williams, Cathy ^a   Wu, C C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African hedgehog; Ateletrix albiventris; Case report; Corynebacterium sp.; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIPHTHERIA; HEART MUSCLE; HEDGEHOG; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; HEDGEHOGS; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032043633     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.2.397     Document Type: Article

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