Primary bacterial pathogens in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus: Needles in haystacks of commensal and environmental microbes

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-93

  Venn Watson, Stephanie ^a,b   Smith, Cynthia R ^a,b   Jensen, Eric D ^a  

^a Naval Command   (United States)

^b G2 Software Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogens; Bottlenose dolphin; Staphylococcus aureus; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DOLPHIN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 42449129746     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01895     Document Type: Article

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