Mucosal and systemic humoral immune response of turkeys after infection and reinfection with a Chlamydia psittaci serovar D strain

Avian Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-66

  Van Nerom, Anne ^a   Ducatelle, Richard ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chlamydia psittaci; Humoral immune response; Local; Systemic; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERCOPITHECUS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; ENTEROBACTER; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0031919301     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592576     Document Type: Article

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