| clinical, microbiological and pathological findings of mycobacterium ulcerans infection in three australian possum species. | buruli ulcer (bu) is a skin disease caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, with endemicity predominantly in sub-saharan africa and south-eastern australia. the mode of transmission and the environmental reservoir(s) of the bacterium and remain elusive. real-time pcr investigations have detected m. ulcerans dna in a variety of australian environmental samples, including the faeces of native possums with and without clinical evidence of infection. this report seeks to expand on previously published fin ... | 2014 | 24498451 |
| variation in hematological and serum biochemical values of the mountain brushtail possum, trichosurus caninus ogilby (marsupialia: phalangeridae). | hematological and serum biochemical values were determined in a wild population of the mountain brushtail possum (trichosurus caninus) at cambarville, central victoria, southeastern australia. animals were sampled during two-week trapping periods in june, september, and december 1992, and april 1993. values for hemoglobin, red cell count and hematocrit were significantly higher in males than females. total protein and mean corpuscular volume (mcv) were significantly higher in female t. caninus. ... | 1996 | 8627928 |