Mycobacterium szulgai infection in a captive population of African clawed frogs (Xenopus tropicalis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-58

  Chai, Norin ^a   Deforges, Lionel ^b   Sougakoff, Wladimir ^c   Truffot Pernot, Chantal ^c   De Luze, Amaury ^a   Demeneix, Barbara ^a   Clément, Marie ^a   Bomsel, Marie Claude ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

African clawed frogs; Amphibian; Mycobacterium szulgai; Xenopus tropicalis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 33748426960     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-064.1     Document Type: Article

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