Outbreak of type C botulism in captive wild birds

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 388-390

  Raymundo, Djeison L ^a   Von Hohendorf, Raquel ^b   Boabaid, Fabiana M ^a   Both, Maria C ^b   Sonne, Luciana ^a   Assis, Ronnie A ^c   Caldas, Rogerio P ^c   Driemeier, David ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO ZOOBOTÂNICA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avian botulism; black necked swan; captive wild birds; Clostridium botulinum; Cygnus melancoryphus; type C botulism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIRD DISEASE; BOTULISM; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DUCKS AND GEESE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIRD DISEASES; BOTULISM; BRAZIL; MICE;

AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CYGNUS MELANCORYPHUS; DENDROCYGNA BICOLOR;

EID: 84862834210     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0084.1     Document Type: Article

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