First detection of ranavirus in Lithobates pipiens in Quebec

Herpetological Review

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-214

  Paetow, Linda J ^a   Pauli, Bruce D ^b   Daniel McLaughlin, J ^a   Bidulka, Julie ^c   Marcogliese, David J ^d  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRIDOVIRUS; LITHOBATES; RANA PIPIENS; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 82155185764     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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