Detection of Encephalitozoon hellem in Feces of Experimentally Infected Chickens

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 574-575

  Fayer, Ronald ^a   Santin, Monica ^a   Palmer, Robert ^a   Li, Xunde ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENCEPHALITOZOON; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0347597084     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00634.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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