Occurrence of Listeria spp. in captive antelope herds and their environment

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 514-518

  Bauwens, Luc ^a   Vercammen, Francis ^a   De Meurichy, Walter ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Listeria innocua; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria seeligeri; Oryx dammah; Scimitar horned oryx

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FECES; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTELOPES; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0042701564     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0514:OOLSIC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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