Survey of Escherichia coli O157 in captive frogs

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 944-946

  Dipineto, Ludovico ^a   Gargiulo, Antonio ^a   Russo, Tamara P ^a   De Luca Bossa, Luigi M ^a   Borrelli, Luca ^a   D'Ovidio, Dario ^a   Sensale, Mariangela ^a   Menna, Lucia F ^a   Fioretti, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli o157; Frogs; Italy; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78149246104     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.944     Document Type: Article

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