Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacteriosis in Wildlife and Pet Animals

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-23

  Schrenzel, Mark D ^a  

^a Hybla Valley Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular epidemiology; Mycobacteriosis; Wildlife; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PET ANIMAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PETS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855855639     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2011.11.001     Document Type: Review

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