Pathogenic effects on domestic poultry of a mycoplasma gallisepticum strain isolated from a wild house finch

Avian Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 640-648

  O'Connor, R J ^a   Turner, K S ^a   Sander, J E ^a   Kleven, S H ^a   Brown, T P ^a   Gomez Jr L ^a   Cline, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MG finch strain; MG R strain; Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Wild house finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; PASSERI;

EID: 0033209937     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592732     Document Type: Article

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