Prevalence of Mycoplasma agassizii and Chelonian herpesvirus in captive tortoises (Testudo sp.) in the United Kingdom

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-33

  Soares, Jorge F ^a   Chalker, Victoria J ^b   Erles, Kerstin ^a   Holtby, Sonya ^a   Waters, Michael ^a   McArthur, Stuart ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Holly House Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chelonian herpesvirus; Mycoplasma agassizii; Testudo sp.; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 1; HERPESVIRIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGASSIZII; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO; TESTUDO GRAECA; TESTUDO HORSFIELDII; TESTUDO MARGINATA;

EID: 2942623950     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/02-092     Document Type: Article

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