Avian cholera and organochlorine residues in an American oystercatcher

Estuaries
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Abstract

Pasteurella multocida, the causative bacterium of avian cholera, was isolated from cultures of the liver and heart blood of a female, adult American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) found dead on the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina, in May 1973. This is apparently the first record of avian cholera in the oystercatcher. Low levels of DDE were identified in tissues of the oystercatcher.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Avian cholera and organochlorine residues in an American oystercatcher
Series title Estuaries
DOI 10.2307/1351604
Volume 1
Issue 2
Year Published 1978
Language English
Publisher Springer
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 2 p.
First page 128
Last page 129
Country United States
State South Carolina
Other Geospatial Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
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