Helicobacter cetorum infection in striped dolphin (Stenella Coeruleoalba), atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Acutus), and short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus Delphus) from the southwest coast of England

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 431-437

  Davison, Nicholas J ^a,c   Barnett, James E F ^a,d   Koylass, Mark ^a   Whatmore, Adrian M ^a   Perkins, Matthew W ^b   Deaville, Robert C ^b   Jepson, Paul D ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphinus delphis; Helicobacter cetorum; Lagenorhynchus acutus; Stenella coeruleoalba

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; DOLPHIN; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOLPHINS; ENGLAND; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84903962094     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-02-047     Document Type: Article

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