Using amphibians in laboratory studies: Precautions against the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-30

  Schmeller, Dirk S ^a   Loyau, Adeline ^a   Dejean, Tony ^b   Miaud, Claude ^b  

^a Moulis   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycosis; Disinfection; Hygiene; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; HYGIENE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SANITATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 78751680268     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/la.2010.010101     Document Type: Review

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