Zoonotic pathogens isolated from wild animals and environmental samples at two California wildlife hospitals

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 238, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 773-783

  Siembieda, Jennifer L ^a   Miller, Woutrina A ^a   Byrne, Barbara A ^a   Ziccardi, Michael H ^a   Anderson, Nancy ^b,d   Chouicha, Nadira ^a   Sandrock, Christian E ^c   Johnson, Christine K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Lindsay Wildlife Museum   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Six Flags Discovery Kingdom   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAMMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BACTERIA; BIRDS; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MAMMALS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; MAMMALIA; SALMONELLA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 79953685625     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.238.6.773     Document Type: Article

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