Mycobacterial infection in an ostrich

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 368-370

  Doneley, R J T ^a   Gibson, J A ^b   Thorne, D ^c   Cousins, D V ^d  

^a West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c Bentley Delivery Centre ^*  (Australia)

^d Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OSTRICH; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TUBERCULOSIS, AVIAN;

EID: 0033139541     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb10305.x     Document Type: Article

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