Detection of Mycoplasma meleagridis and M. iowae from dead-in-shell turkey embryos by polymerase chain reaction and culture

Avian Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 765-778

  Garcia M ^a   Gerchman, I ^b   Meir, R ^b   Jackwood, M W ^a   Kleven, S H ^a   Levisohn, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

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EID: 0031440514     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459708419251     Document Type: Article

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