Phenotypic variation of mycoplasma iowae surface antigen

Avian Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 434-438

  Fiorentin, L ^a,b   Zhang, Y ^b,c   Panangala, V S ^b,c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony blotting; Immunology; MAb; Mycoplasma iowae; Phenotypic variation; Surface antigens

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA IOWAE; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 0034088253     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592558     Document Type: Article

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