Blastomycosis in nondomestic felids

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-238

  Storms, Timothy N ^a   Clyde, Victoria L ^a,b   Munson, Linda ^a,c   Ramsay, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Blastomyces dermatitidis; Blastomycosis; Nondomestic felid; Panthera sp.

Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS; AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; ANIMALIA; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PANTHERA TIGRIS LONGIPILIS; PANTHERA UNCIA; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 0242409424     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2003)034[0231:BINF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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