Septicaemia in emerald monitors (Varanus prasinus Schlegel 1839) caused by Streptococcus agalactiae acquired from mice

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-293

  Hetzel, U ^a   Konig A ^a   Yildirim, A O ^a   Lammler Ch ^a   Kipar, A ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerald monitor; Feeding mice; Group B streptococci; Reptile; Septicaemia; Varanus prasinus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; REPTILE; SEPTICEMIA; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VARANUS PRASINUS; VIROLOGY;

POSIBACTERIA; REPTILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B'; VARANUS; VARANUS PRASINUS;

EID: 0142092508     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(03)00184-6     Document Type: Article

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