Isolation of Mycobacterium bovis from brushtail possums with non-visible lesions

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-224

  De Lisle, G W ^a   Yates, G F ^a   Coleman, J D ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial culture; Brushtail possum; Mycobacterium bovis; Wildlife surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TRICHOSURUS; TUBERCULOSIS; WILD ANIMAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; AUTOPSY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TRICHOSURUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 72749105001     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.36905     Document Type: Article

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