Mycobacterium microti Infection in Two Meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 146, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 278-282

  Palgrave, C J ^a   Benato, L ^a   Eatwell, K ^a   Laurenson, I F ^b   Smith, N H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meerkat; Mycobacteriosis; Mycobacterium microti; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; HERPESTIDAE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX; RODENTIA; SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 84858621787     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: 15323129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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