A new ranavirus isolated from Pseudacris clarkii tadpoles in playa wetlands in the southern high plains, Texas

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-72

  Torrence, Shannon M ^a,d   Green, D Earl ^b   Benson, Catherine J ^b   Hon, S I ^b   Smith, Loren M ^c   McMurry, Scott T ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; IRIDOVIRUS; METAMORPHA; PSEUDACRIS; PSEUDACRIS CLARKII; RANAVIRUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA VIRUS INFECTION; FROG; IRIDOVIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; LARVA; RANAVIRUS; RANIDAE; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957918261     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H09-035.1     Document Type: Article

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