Virulence of recent isolates of Mycoplasma synoviae in turkeys

Avian Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 102-110

  Kang, M S ^a   Gazdzinski, P ^a   Kleven, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesion; Mycoplasma synoviae; Serology; Synovitis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNOVITIS; TURKEY (BIRD); VIRULENCE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; SYNOVITIS; TURKEYS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036006227     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[0102:VORIOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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