Fibrino-necrotic typhlitis caused by Escherichia fergusonii in ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 167-169

  Herraez P ^a   Rodriguez A F ^a   Espinosa De Los Monteros, A ^a   Acosta, A B ^a   Jaber, J R ^a   Castellano, J ^a   Castro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial enteritis; Escherichia fergusonii; Fibrino necrotic enteritis; Ostrich

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA FERGUSONII; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA SP.; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 15244342267     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7221-061104r     Document Type: Article

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