Preliminary investigation into the prevalence of mucormycosis in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in three catchments in north-west Tasmania

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Macgregor, J W ^a,b   Holyoake, C S ^a   Munks, S A ^c,d   Robertson, I D ^a   Warren, K S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wynyard Veterinary Clinic   (Australia)

^c Forest Practices Authority   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium ulcerans; Fungal granuloma; Mucor amphibiorum; Mucormycosis; Platypus; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; PLATYPUS; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; PLATYPUS; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TASMANIA;

CORYNEBACTERIUM ULCERANS; MUCOR; MUCOR AMPHIBIORUM; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS;

EID: 77952772157     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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