Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in brown hare (Lepus europaeus) populations in Lower Saxony, Germany

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1085-1089

  Runge, Martin ^a   von Keyserlingk, Michael ^a   Braune, Silke ^a   Voigt, Ulrich ^a   Grauer, Andreas ^a   Pohlmeyer, Klaus ^a   Wedekind, Martina ^a   Splettstoesser, Wolf D ^b   Seibold, Erik ^b   Otto, Peter ^c   Müller, Wolfgang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

European rabbit; Tularemia; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 80052755499     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0522-1     Document Type: Article

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