Chronic endometritis in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Aupperle, Heike ^a   Reischauer, Anne ^a   Bach, Franz ^b   Hildebrandt, Thomas ^c   Göritz, Frank ^c   Jäger, Kathrin ^a   Scheller, Regina ^d   Klaue, Hans Jörg ^e   Schoon, H A ^a  

^a Institut fur Veterinar Pathologie   (Germany)

^b Tierarztpraxis Bach   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits und Veterina rwesen Sachsen   (Germany)

^e Landratsamt Riesa Grossenhain   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elephant; Elephas maximus; Endometritis; Proboscidea; Streptococcus equi; Toenail abscess

Indexed keywords

CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM SP.; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 41749108445     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0045.1     Document Type: Article

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