Fungal diseases of amphibians: An overview

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 315-326

  Paré, Jean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE; AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER SULFATE; COTRIMAZINE; DI TRIM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MALACHITE GREEN; METHYLENE BLUE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BASIDIOBOLUS; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUPERINFECTION; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOBOLUS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; SIPROETA STELENES;

EID: 0037672795     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1094-9194(03)00006-9     Document Type: Review

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