Bacterial isolates from California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) admitted to a rehabilitation center along the central California coast, 1994-1995

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Thornton, Susan M ^a,b   Nolan, Sherry ^a   Gulland, Frances M D ^a  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; California sea lion; Harbor seal; Listeria; Northern elephant seal; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; ENCEPHALITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEAL; UNITED STATES;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALIFORNIA; ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SEA LIONS;

EID: 0032085229     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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