Isolation of koala retroviruses from koalas in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-70

  Miyazawa, Takayuki ^a,b,c   Shojima, Takayuki ^a,b,c   Yoshikawa, Rokusuke ^a,b,c   Ohata, Takuji ^a,b,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isolation; Koala retrovirus; Koalas; Retrovirus; Zoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; KOALA; RETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; RETROVIRIDAE; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

EID: 79551701171     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0250     Document Type: Article

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