Polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Chlamydia psittaci in the feces of budgerigars

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Takashima, Ikuo ^a   Imai, Yumi ^a   Itoh, Norihiko ^b   Kariwa, Hiroaki ^a   Hashimoto, Nobuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Budgerigars; Chlamydia psittaci; Feces; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL ISOLATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORNITHOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030054101     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb03312.x     Document Type: Article

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