Bacteraemia in free-ranging Hawaiian green turtles Chelonia mydas with fibropapillomatosis

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-46

  Work, Thierry M ^a   Balazs, George H ^b   Wolcott, Mark ^c   Morris, Robert ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d Makai Animal Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Bacteria; Chelonia mydas; Green turtle; Haematology; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; HAWAIIA; MYDAS; TESTUDINES; VIBRIO;

EID: 0037460332     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao053041     Document Type: Article

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