First report of mycoplasma conjunctivae from wild caprinae with infectious keratoconjunctivitis in the pyrenees (NE Spain)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 238-241

  Marco, Ignasi ^a   Mentaberre, Gregorio ^a   Ballesteros, Cristina ^b   Bischof, Daniela F ^c   Lavin, Santiago ^a   Vilei, Edy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Vallcalent Wildlife Rescue Center   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

European mouflon; Infectious keratoconjunctivitis; Mycoplasma conjunctivae; Ovis orientalis musimon; Pyrenean chamois; Rupicapra pyrenaica

Indexed keywords

CAPRINAE; MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUPICAPRA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, INFECTIOUS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUPICAPRA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPAIN;

EID: 65249095992     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.1.238     Document Type: Article

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