Turkey rhinotracheitis virus and Escherichia coli experimental infection in chickens: Histopathological, immunocytochemical and microbiological study

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-40

  Majo N ^a   Gibert, X ^a   Vilafranca, M ^a   O'Loan, C J ^b   Allan, G M ^b   Costa, Ll ^c   Pages A ^c   Ramis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c LABORATORIOS HIPRA S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Mixed infection; Swollen head syndrome; Turkey rhinotracheitis virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; NASAL CAVITY; ORBIT; PNEUMOVIRUS; PNEUMOVIRUS INFECTIONS; POULTRY DISEASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; TURKEY RHINOTRACHEITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0030795905     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00101-6     Document Type: Article

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