Tuberculosis in South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) - diagnostic options and its epidemiologic importance for other mammals within the zoological garden
Tuberculosis is a widely spread zoonotic disease caused by acid-fast bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in a variety of mammalian species. In pinnipeds, tuberculosis has been reported in different captive and wild sea lions and fur seals. The causative agent, Mycobacterium pinnipedii...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
2012
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| Online Access: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-99710 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-99710 http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/9971/Dissertation_Kerstin_Jurczynski_.pdf |