Lacaziosis in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 849-856

  Durden, Wendy Noke ^a   St Leger, Judy ^b   Stolen, Megan ^a   Mazza, Teresa ^a   Londono, Catalina ^a  

^a Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute   (United States)

^b SeaWorld San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Indian river lagoon; Llacazia loboi; Llacaziosis; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

LACAZIA LOBOI; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; DERMATOMYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; ONYGENALES; PREVALENCE; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; DERMATOMYCOSES; FLORIDA; ONYGENALES; PREVALENCE; RIVERS;

EID: 70349321216     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.3.849     Document Type: Article

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