Contamination of Marek's disease vaccine suspensions with Enterococcus faecalis and its possible role in amyloid arthropathy

Avian Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-25

  Landman, W J M ^a   Veldman, K T ^b   Mevius, D J ^b   Doornenbal, P ^a  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID ARTHROPATHY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHICKEN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DNA FRAGMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MAREK DISEASE VACCINE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SUSPENSION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034144081     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450094234     Document Type: Article

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