Identification and partial sequencing of a crocodile poxvirus associated with deeply penetrating skin lesions in farmed Nile crocodiles, Crocodylus niloticus

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Huchzermeyer, F W ^a   Wallace, D B ^b,c   Putterill, J F ^b   Gerdes, G H ^b  

^a Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute ^*  (South Africa)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crocodylus niloticus; Dermatitis; Electron microscopy; Genome sequencing; Poxvirus

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; POXVIRIDAE;

EID: 77957082535     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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