title: The role of bacteria in phocine distemper.
abstract: The death of many seals believed to be infected with phocine distemper virus was found to be associated with a variety of mainly opportunistic bacterial pathogens. The bacteria most frequently involved were Bordetella bronchiseptica, Corynebacterium species and a variety of Streptococci. Seals dying on different parts of the coast of Britain were infected with these organisms in differing proportions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, Neston, Wirral, UK.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D004216:Distemper / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D046048:Seals, Earless