Blood culture results from healthy captive and free-ranging elasmobranchs

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-167

  Mylniczenko, Natalie D ^a,c   Harris, Brigita ^a   Wilborn, Rachel E ^a,d   Young, Forrest A ^b  

^a John G Shedd Aquarium   (United States)

^b Dynasty Marine Associates   (United States)

^c BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BLOOD; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ELASMOBRANCHII; ELECTRIC FISH; FISH DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; MICROBIOLOGY; SHARK; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BACTEREMIA; ELASMOBRANCHII; FISH DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SHARKS; SKATES (FISH); SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHONDRICHTHYES; DASYATIDAE; ELASMOBRANCHII; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 36749052198     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H06-039.1     Document Type: Article

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