Proliferative dermatitis associated with a novel alphaherpesvirus in an atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-181

  Manire, Charles A ^a   Smolarek, Kara A ^b   Romero, Carlos H ^b   Kinsel, Michael J ^c   Clauss, Tonya M ^a   Byrd, Lynne ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphaherpesvirus; Atlantic bottlenose dolphin; Cetacean; Dermatitis; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 33745621558     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-006.1     Document Type: Article

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