Salmonelliasis in wildlife from Queensland

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 229-238

  Thomas, A D ^a   Forbes Faulkner, J C ^a   Speare, R ^b   Murray, C ^c  

^a Oonoonba Veterinary Laboratory   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Reservoirs; Salmonella spp.; Salmonellosis; Survey; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARUNDINARIA; BUFO MARINUS; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; MACROPODIDAE; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE CARRIER; EGG; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPING; TOAD; WILD ANIMAL;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; AUSTRALIA; BUFO MARINUS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EGGS; HUMANS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0035316795     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.229     Document Type: Article

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