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Foster G, Stevenson K, Reid RJ, Barley JP, Baily J, Harris RN & Dagleish MP (2013) Infection due to Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium in a free-ranging common seal (Phoca vitulina) in Scotland. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 49 (3), pp. 732-734. https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-07-178
Abstract
We describe the first reported case of mycobacterial infection in a free-ranging pinniped in the Northern Hemisphere. Acid-fast bacteria were demonstrated histologically in the liver of an adult female common seal (Phoca vitulina), andMycobacterium aviumsubsp.aviumwas cultured from the liver.
Journal
Journal of Wildlife Diseases: Volume 49, Issue 3
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 31/07/2013 |
| Date accepted by journal | 06/11/2012 |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| ISSN | 0090-3558 |