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Identification of a novel nidovirus as a potential cause of large scale mortalities in the endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle (Myuchelys georgesi)

In mid-February 2015, a large number of deaths were observed in the sole extant population of an endangered species of freshwater snapping turtle, Myuchelys georgesi, in a coastal river in New South Wales, Australia. Mortalities continued for approximately 7 weeks and affected mostly adult animals....

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Autores principales: Zhang, Jing, Finlaison, Deborah S., Frost, Melinda J., Gestier, Sarah, Gu, Xingnian, Hall, Jane, Jenkins, Cheryl, Parrish, Kate, Read, Andrew J., Srivastava, Mukesh, Rose, Karrie, Kirkland, Peter D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30356240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205209