Fecal shedding of Helicobacter spp. by co-housed Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) and Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-243

  Oxley, Andrew P A ^a   McKay, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captive seals; Fecal shedding; Helicobacter; Host specific

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER; NEOPHACA CINEREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAL; SPECIES; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; AUSTRALIA; FECES; FUR SEALS; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEA LIONS;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; HELICOBACTER; NEOPHOCA CINEREA; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 3142660691     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.03.022     Document Type: Article

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