Fatal clostridial enterotoxemia (Clostridium glycolicum) in an ornate Nile monitor (Varanus ornatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-54

  Bertelsen, Mads F ^a,c   Weese, J Scott ^b  

^a TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c CENTER FOR ZOO AND WILD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clostridium glycolicum; Enterotoxemia; Ornate Nile monitor; Varanus ornatus

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM GLYCOLICUM; SQUAMATA; VARANUS; VARANUS ORNATUS;

EID: 33748427529     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-124.1     Document Type: Article

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