Prevalence and genetic diversity of Bacillus licheniformis in avian plumage

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-270

  Whitaker, Justine M ^a,b   Cristol, Daniel A ^a   Forsyth, Mark H ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Feather degrading microbes; Keratinolytic; REP PCR; keratin

Indexed keywords

AEGOLIUS ACADICUS; AVES; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; DUMETELLA; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 20444429605     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-76.3.264     Document Type: Article

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