Study of diseases of the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in Italy. First isolation of the dermatophyte Microsporum cookei

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-77

  Caffara, M ^a,b   Scagliarini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geophilic dermatophytes; Grey squirrel; Italy; Microsporum cookei

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MICROSPORUM COOKEI; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SQUIRREL;

ANIMALS; DERMATOMYCOSES; ITALY; MICROSPORUM; PEST CONTROL; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA CAJETANI; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CAROLINENSIS; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 0033048906     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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