Chlamydophila psittaci in fulmars, the Faroe Islands

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 330-332

  Herrmann, Björn ^a   Persson, Heléna ^b   Jensen, Jens Kjeld ^c   Joensen, Høgni Debes ^d   Klint, Markus ^a   Olsen, Björn ^e,f  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Faroese Museum of Natural History   (Faroe Islands)

^d Office of Chief Medical Officer   (Faroe Islands)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIRD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAROE ISLANDS; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644502558     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1202.050404     Document Type: Article

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