Scoliosis in a tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) associated with encysted digenetic trematodes of the genus clinostomum

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 579-584

  Perpiñán, David ^a,e   Garner, Michael M ^b   Trupkiewicz, John G ^b   Malarchik, Jennifer ^c   Armstrong, Douglas L ^a   Lucio Forster, Aracell ^d   Bowman, Dwight D ^d  

^a Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^c Russell Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Clinostomahdae; Deformity; Disease; Malformation; Strigeidida

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CLINOSTOMUM; SALAMANDROIDEA; STRIGEIDIDA; TREMATODA;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SCOLIOSIS; TREMATODE; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; VETERINARY;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 77952336635     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.2.579     Document Type: Article

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