Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma agassizii and tortoise herpesvirus in captive desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) from the Greater Barstow Area, Mojave Desert, California

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages 192-201

  Johnson, A J ^a   Morafka, D J ^b   Jacobson, E R ^a  

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

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert tortoise; Gopherus agassizii; Herpesvirus; Mycoplasma agassizii; URTD

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; IMMUNOASSAY; TURTLE; VIRAL DISEASE;

BARSTOW; CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; HERPESVIRIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGASSIZII; TESTUDINIDAE; TORTOISE HERPESVIRUS;

EID: 33845213989     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.025     Document Type: Article

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