Adherence of Enterococcus hirae to the duodenal epithelium of chicks with diarrhoea

Avian Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Kondo, Hiroshi ^a   Abe, Nariaki ^b   Tsukuda, Koichi ^b   Wada, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a Kamikawa Livestock Hyg Serv Center   (Japan)

^b Ishikari Livestock Hyg Serv Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030910057     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459708419204     Document Type: Article

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