Pathogenicity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma imitans in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)

Avian Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 455-463

  Ganapathy, Kannan ^a,b   Bradbury, Janet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS RUFA; AVES; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA IMITANS;

EID: 0031784714     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459808419369     Document Type: Article

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