Prevalence of salmonella in australian reptiles

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Scheelings, T Franciscus ^a,c   Lightfoot, Dianne ^b   Holz, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory   (Australia)

^c Healesville Sanctuary   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelonian; Lizard; Reptile; Salmonella; Shedding; Snake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EULAMPRUS HEATWOLEI; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLOACA; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; AUSTRALIA; CLOACA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FECES; PREVALENCE; REPTILES; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952268311     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.1.1     Document Type: Article

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