High prevalence of Yersinia pestis in black-tailed prairie dog colonies during an apparent enzootic phase of sylvatic plague

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 789-795

  Hanson, David A ^a   Britten, Hugh B ^a   Restani, Marco ^b   Washburn, Leigh R ^c  

^a W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys ludovicianus; Disease; Montana; Nested PCR; Pla gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CANID; DISEASE; FLEA; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAIRIE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 34547107298     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9226-6     Document Type: Article

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