Prevalence of Lawsonia intracellularis, Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, and Brachyspira pilosicoli infection in hunted wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Germany

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 443-448

  Reiner, Gerald ^a   Winkelmann, Melina ^a   Willems, Hermann ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachyspira hyodysenteriae; Brachyspira pilosicoli; Epidemiology; Lawsonia intracellularis; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; LAWSONIA (BACTERIA); LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS; SPIROCHAETALES; SUIDAE; SUS; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 79956264633     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0451-4     Document Type: Article

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