Characterization of an outbreak of astroviral diarrhea in a group of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 160-165

  Atkins, Adrienne ^a,b   Wellehan Jr , James F X ^a   Childress, April L ^a   Archer, Linda L ^a   Fraser, William A ^c   Citino, Scott B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Animal Industry   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Astrovirus; Cheetah; Diarrhea; Electron microscopy; PCR

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH SALICYLATE; CAPSID PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEETAH; DIARRHEA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACINONYX; ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; ASTROVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BISMUTH; CAPSID PROTEINS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA REPLICASE; RNA, VIRAL; SALICYLATES; VIPOMA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; ASTROVIRIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMASTROVIRUS; MIRIDAE;

EID: 62849094996     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.10.035     Document Type: Article

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