Preliminary studies on some avian diseases in Antarctic birds

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-231

  Leotta, Gerardo ^a   Cerda, Raul ^a   Coria, Nestor R ^b   Montalti, Diego ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Birds; Mycoplasma; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA;

AVES; CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA ANTARCTICA; CATHARACTA MACCORMICKI; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; MACRONECTES; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PYGOSCELIS; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR GALLINARUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR PULLORUM; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0348226322     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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