Experimental aerosol inoculation of Mycobacterium bovis in North American opossums (Didelphis virginiana)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 418-423

  Fitzgerald, Scott D ^a   Zwick, Laura S ^a   Diegel, Kelly L ^a   Berry, Dale E ^b   Church, Steven V ^b   Sikarskie, James G ^c   Kaneene, John B ^a,c   Reed, Willie M ^a  

^a Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol inoculation; Didelphis virginiana; Mycobacterium bovis; Opossum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 3042519123     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.2.418     Document Type: Article

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