Salmonella infections in the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) in western Pennsylvania

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3084-3086

  Compton, Justin A ^a   Baney, Jason A ^b   Donaldson, Sarah C ^a   Houser, Beth A ^a   San Julian, Gary J ^a   Yahner, Richard H ^a   Chmielecki, Wayne ^b   Reynolds, Stanley ^b   Jayarao, Bhushan M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RACCOON; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; PENNSYLVANIA; RACCOONS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEROTYPING;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 53649089069     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00685-08     Document Type: Article

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