Comparison of the InPouch TF culture system and wet-mount microscopy for diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infections in the pink pigeon Columba mayeri [1]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1005-1006

  Bunbury, Nancy ^a   Bell, Diana ^a   Jones, Carl ^b   Greenwood, Andrew ^c   Hunter, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

^c C o International Zoo Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD DISEASE; COLUMBA MAYERI; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE; TRICHOMONIASIS; WET MOUNT MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COLUMBIDAE; CULTURE MEDIA; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA MAYERI; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE;

EID: 13844264528     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.1005-1006.2005     Document Type: Letter

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