Polyomavirus infections in exotic birds in Switzerland;Polyomavirusinfektionen bei exotischen Vögeln in der Schweiz

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 223-229

  Sandmeier, Peter ^a   Gerlach, H ^b   Johne, R ^b   Muller H ^b  

^a Kleintier und Vogelpraxis   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Avian polyomavirus (APV); Budgerigar Fledgling Disease (BFD); Membranous glomerulopathy; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARROT; POLYOMA VIRUS; SONGBIRD; SWITZERLAND; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; PARROTS; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SONGBIRDS; SWITZERLAND; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032617625     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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