Mycobacterium avium infection in an ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 96-100

  García, Alexis ^a,b   LeClear, Calvin T ^a,c   Gaskin, Jack M ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Tri County Veterinary Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); Mycobacterium avium; Ostrich

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLOACA; CONJUNCTIVA; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OSTRICH; PATHOLOGY; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CLOACA; CONJUNCTIVA; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TUBERCULOSIS, AVIAN;

EID: 0042131868     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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