Two stranded pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) with anti-Brucella antibodies in Japan

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 628-629

  Ohishi, K ^a   Katsumata, E ^b   Uchida, K ^c   Maruyama, T ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b International Marine Biological Research Institute   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; KOGIA; KOGIA BREVICEPS; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 34249071423     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.18.628     Document Type: Article

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