Intracellular Campylobacter-like Organisms Associated with Rectal Prolapse and Proliferative Enteroproctitis in Emus (Dromaius novaehottandiae)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 152-156

  Lemarchand, T X ^a   Tully Jr , T N ^b   Shane, S M ^b   Duncan, D E ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dromaius novaehollandiae; Emus; Enteroproctitis; Ileal symbiont intracellularis; Immunofluorescence; Lawsonia intracellularis; Proliferative enteropathy; Rectal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CAMPYLOBACTER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROCTITIS; RECTUM PROLAPSE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; PROCTITIS; RECTAL PROLAPSE;

EID: 0031092063     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030098589703400209     Document Type: Article

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