An outbreak of type C botulism in waterbirds: Incheon, Korea

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 912-917

  Shin, Na Ri ^a   Byun, Seong Hwan ^b   Chun, Jeong Hoon ^a   Shin, Jeong Hwa ^c   Kim, Yun Jeong ^a   Kim, Jeong Hee ^a   Rhie, Gl Eun ^a   Chung, Hyen Mi ^c   Mo, In Pil ^b   Yoo, Cheon Kwon ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; Outbreak; Type C botulism; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 78149269442     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.912     Document Type: Article

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