Bartonella henselae in captive and hunter-harvested beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 871-877

  Maggi, Ricardo G ^a   Raverty, Stephen A ^b   Lester, Sally J ^c   Huff, David G ^d   Haulena, Martin ^d   Ford, Susan L ^e   Nielsen, Ole ^f   Robinson, John H ^b   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Animal Health Center   (Canada)

^c Langley Ltd   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

^e Canada West Veterinary Specialists and Critical Care Hospital   (Canada)

^f FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Beluga; Captive; Delphinapterus leucas; Free ranging

Indexed keywords

BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; DELPHINAPTERUS; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 56549110523     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.871     Document Type: Article

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