Paramyxovirus infection in caiman lizards (Draecena guianensis)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-151

  Jacobson, Elliott R ^a   Origgi, Francesco ^a   Pessier, Allan P ^b   Lamirande, Elaine W ^c   Walker, Ian ^d   Whitaker, Brent ^d   Stalis, Ilse H ^b   Nordhausen, Robert ^e   Owens, Jennie W ^f   Nichols, Donald K ^c   Heard, Darryl ^a   Homer, Bruce ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Biological Programs   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAIMAN; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; RNA VIRUSES; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TERRAPENE; VIPER;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDEMIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIZARD; PARAMYXOVIRUS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; QUARANTINE; RESPIROVIRUS; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035291524     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870101300208     Document Type: Article

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