Mycobacterium chelonae osteoarthritis in a Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 736-741

  Greer, Leah L ^a   Strandberg, John D ^b   Whitaker, Brent R ^a  

^a Biological Programs   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Joint; Kemp's ridley sea turtle; Lepidochelys kempii; Mycobacterium chelonae; Osteoarthritis; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 3042660432     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.736     Document Type: Article

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