Prevalence of neurotoxic of Clostridium botulinum type C in the gastrointestinal tracts of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus in the Salton Sea

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 414-419

  Nol, P ^a,b   Rocke, T E ^a   Gross, K ^c   Yuill, T M ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian botulism; Clostridium botulinum type C; Oreochromis mossambicus; Polymerase chain reaction; Salton Sea; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; GALLIFORMES; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PELECANIDAE; PELECANUS; PELECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCHOS; PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS; PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS CALIFORNICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 5044246641     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.3.414     Document Type: Article

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