Erysipelas in a numbat (myrmecobius fasciatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 208-211

  Vaughan Higgins, Rebecca J ^a   Bradfield, Kay ^b   Friend, J Antony ^c   Riley, Thomas V ^d   Vitali, Simone D ^a  

^a Veterinary Department   (Australia)

^b Perth Zoo   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erysipelas; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; marsupial; Myrmecobius fasciatus; numbat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ERYSIPELOTHRIX; ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECTION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MARSUPIAL; PATHOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ERYSIPELOTHRIX; ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MARSUPIALIA;

EID: 84875179504     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260-44.1.208     Document Type: Article

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