Mycoplasma and herpesvirus pcr detection in tortoises with rhinitis-stomatitis complex in spain

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 195-200

  Salinas, María ^a   Francino, Olga ^a   Sánchez, Armand ^a   Altet, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ChHV; Herpesvirus; Mycoplasma; PCR; PCR RFLP; Rhinitis; Testudo; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

HERPESVIRIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGASSIZII; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO; TESTUDO GRAECA;

BACTERIAL DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HERPES VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINITIS; SPAIN; STOMATITIS; TURTLE; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINITIS; SPAIN; STOMATITIS; TURTLES;

EID: 79952259863     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.1.195     Document Type: Article

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