Brucellosis in Yellowstone National Park bison: Quantitative serology and infection

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1132-1137

  Roffe, Thomas J ^a   Rhyan, Jack C ^b,d   Aune, Keith ^a   Philo, L Michael ^c   Ewalt, Darla R ^b   Gidlewski, Thomas ^b   Hennager, Steven G ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Bison; Bison bison; Brucella abortus; Brucellosis; Serology; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTIVITY; SEROLOGY;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BISON; BISON BISON; BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0032732655     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802831     Document Type: Article

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