Leptospirosis in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) stranded along the California coast

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 426-430

  Colegrove, Kathleen M ^a   Lowenstine, Linda J ^a   Gulland, Frances M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona; Leptospirosis; Mirounga angustirostris; Nephritis; Northern elephant seal

Indexed keywords

LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR POMONA; LEPTOSPIRA SP.; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; SPIROCHAETALES; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 24344498581     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.2.426     Document Type: Article

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