Investigation of aural bacterial and fungal flora following otitis in captive okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Allender, Matthew C ^a,d   Langan, Jennifer ^a,c   Citino, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

^c BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTIODACTYLA; EAR CANAL; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOSES; OTITIS EXTERNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; OKAPIA JOHNSTONI;

EID: 40749157092     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2008.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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