Identification of the etiological agent for necrotizing scute disease in the Texas tortoise

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 223-228

  Rose, Francis L ^a   Koke, Joseph ^a   Koehn, Robert ^a   Smith, Denise ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium semitectum; Gopherus berlandieri; Keratin; Scute disease; Texas tortoise

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GOPHERUS BERLANDIERI; TESTUDINIDAE;

KERATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; FUSARIUM; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; FUSARIUM; KERATINS; MALE; MYCOSES; NECROSIS; SKIN DISEASES; TEXAS; TURTLES;

EID: 0035316716     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.223     Document Type: Article

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