Haemagglutinins of pathogenic avian mycoplasmas

Avian Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 535-547

  Benčina, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMAGGLUTININS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA IMITANS; MYCOPLASMA IOWAE; MYCOPLASMA MELEAGRIDIS; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 0036909116     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0307945021000024526     Document Type: Review

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