Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in an addax (Addax Nasomaculatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 242-244

  Burton, Michael S ^a   Olsen, John H ^a   Ball, Ray L ^a   Dumonceaux, Genevieve A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addax; Addax nasomaculatus; Johne's disease; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY; SPERM; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTELOPES; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FECES; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SEMEN;

EID: 0037587320     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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