Histomonas meleagridis in Turkeys: Dissemination kinetics in host tissues after cloacal infection

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1008-1014

  Huber, K ^a   Reynaud, M C ^a   Callait, M P ^a   Zenner, L ^a  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Cloacal infection; Dissemination; Histomonas meleagridis; Polymerase chain reaction; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

AVES; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PROTOZOA;

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLOACA; DUODENUM; HEART; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; LIVER; LUNG; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SPLEEN; TIME; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLOACA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DUODENUM; HEART; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; LIVER; LUNG; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPLEEN; TIME FACTORS; TURKEYS;

EID: 33745537617     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.6.1008     Document Type: Article

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