A novel gammaherpesvirus associated with genital lesions in a Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 142-148

  Saliki, Jeremiah T ^a,e   Cooper, Emily J ^a   Rotstein, David S ^b   Caseltine, Shannon L ^a   Pabst, D Ann ^c   McLellan, William A ^c   Govett, Pamela ^c   Harms, Craig ^c   Smolarek, Kara A ^d   Romero, Carlos H ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaked whale; Gammaherpesvirus; Genital papilloma; Mesoplodon densirostris; PCR

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE; HERPESVIRIDAE; MESOPLODON DENSIROSTRIS; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 33744814337     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.142     Document Type: Article

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