Cryptococcosis in ferrets: A diverse spectrum of clinical disease

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 749-755

  Malik, R ^a   Alderton, B ^b   Finlaison, D ^c   Krockenberger, M B ^a   Karaoglu, H ^a   Meyer, W ^a   Martin, P ^a   France, M P ^a   McGill, J ^d   Lester, S J ^e   O'Brien, C R ^a   Love, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Balmain East Veterinary Surgery   (Australia)

^c Dept of Comm Services and Health   (Australia)

^d New S Wales Ferret Welfare Society   (Australia)

^e Central Laboratory for Veterinarians   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FERRET; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINITIS;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINITIS;

EID: 11244289295     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb11343.x     Document Type: Article

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