Usefulness and limitations of three serologic methods for diagnosing or excluding chlamydiosis in birds

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 747-750

  Grimes, James E ^a   Arizmendi, Francisco ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; IMMUNOLOGY; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; PSITTACINE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIRD DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0030586554     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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