Salmonella surveillance in a collection of rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 306-312

  Grupka, Lisa M ^a   Ramsay, Edward C ^a   Bemis, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

CHROM agar; Crotalus rattlesnake; Salmonella arizonae; Salmonella spp.

Indexed keywords

CROTALUS; CROTALUS WILLARDI; CROTALUS WILLARDI WILLARDI; ILIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS SUBSP. ARIZONAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SERPENTES;

EID: 33749456636     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-059.1     Document Type: Article

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