Salmonella in Brazilian and imported pet reptiles

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 293-297

  Abalem De Sá, Isabel Valéria ^a   Solari, Claude André ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pet reptiles; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENTERITIDIS; IGUANIA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0346341367     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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