Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in a breeding colony of African clawed frogs (Xenopus tropicalis)

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 196-199

  Reed, Kurt D ^a   Ruth, George R ^a   Meyer, Jeanine A ^a   Shukla, Sanjay K ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREEDING; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; XENOPUS;

EID: 0034007971     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0602.000216     Document Type: Article

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