Plasmodium juxtanucleare associated with mortality in black-footed penguins (Spheniscus demersus) admitted to a rehabilitation center

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-255

  Grim, K Christiana ^a,c   Van Der Merwe, Estelle ^b   Sullivan, Margery ^c   Parsons, Nola ^b   McCutchan, Thomas F ^c   Cranfield, Michael ^d  

^a Medical Department   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian malaria; Black footed penguin; Plasmodium juxtanucleare; Polymerase chain reaction; Spheniscus demersus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PLASMODIUM JUXTANUCLEARE; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 0242661157     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/02-070     Document Type: Article

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