Salmonella in California wildlife species: Prevalence in rehabilitation centers and characterization of isolates

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 228-235

  Smith, Woutrina A ^a   Mazet, Jonna A K ^a   Hirsh, Dwight C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fingerprint; Marine bird; Marine mammal; Raptor; Salmonella; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARNIVORA; LARUS; LARUS OCCIDENTALIS; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; RAPTORES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0442265799     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0228:SICWSP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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