Salmonella in raccoons (Procyon Lotor) in Southern Ontario, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-351

  Jardine, Claire ^a   Reid Smith, Richard J ^a,b   Janecko, Nicol ^b   Allan, Mike ^c   McEwen, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maintenance host; Procyon lotor; Raccoons; Salmonella; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 79953644580     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.2.344     Document Type: Article

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