Lymphoid follicular cloacal inflammation associated with a novel herpesvirus in juvenile alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 474-479

  Govett, Pamela D ^a   Harms, Craig A ^a,c   Johnson, April J ^d   Latimer, Kenneth S ^e   Wellehan, James F X ^d   Fatzinger, Michael H ^f   Christian, L Shane ^a   Kelly, Terra R ^a,b   Lewbart, Gregory A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hanes Medical Center   (United States)

^c Center for Marine Sciences and Technology   (United States)

^d University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississipiensis; Alphaherpesvirus; Cloaca; Crocodilian; Petechiation; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; REPTILIA; TORTOISE HERPESVIRUS;

EID: 26244433860     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700513     Document Type: Article

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