The Etiology of Staphylococcosis

Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-112

  Zhu, Xiang Y ^a   Hester, Patricia Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteomyelitis; Poultry; Staphylococcosis; Staphylococcus aureus; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034555080     PISSN: 14702061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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