Bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections in the ostrich (Struthio camelus var. domesticus)

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Cooper, Ross G ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Ostrich; Parasites; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; ANTHRAX; ARTHROPODA; AVES; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELUS; CESTODA; CRUSTACEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GALLUS GALLUS; HAEMAPHYSALIS PUNCTATA; HOUTTUYNIA; HYALOMMA; LEUCOCYTOZOON; MUCOR; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PALAEOGNATHAE; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PHILOPHTHALMUS GRALLI; PHTHIRAPTERA; PROTOZOA; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; RHIZOPUS; RODENTIA; SALMONELLA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TREMATODA;

EID: 20444426533     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2005.00243.x     Document Type: Review

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