Molecular findings of disseminated histoplasmosis in two captive snow leopards (Uncia uncia)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 450-454

  Espinosa Avilés, David ^a   Taylor, Maria Lucia ^b   Del Rocio Reyes Montes, Maria ^b   Pérez Torrez, Armando ^b  

^a Department of Pathology Zoológico Guadalajara ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FELIDAE; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FATAL OUTCOME; FELIDAE; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

FELIDAE; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 53549084603     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0062.1     Document Type: Article

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