Genotypic analyses of Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates from songbirds by random amplification of polymorphic DNA amplified-fragment length polymorphism

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 421-428

  Cherry, John J ^a   Ley, David H ^b   Altizer, Sonia ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; Emerging disease; Genotype; House finch; Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis; RAPD

Indexed keywords

CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; PASSERI;

EID: 33746933668     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.421     Document Type: Article

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