First report of Helicobacter pullorum in the faeces of a diarrhoeic psittacine bird (Psephotus haematogaster)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 389-390

  Ceelen, L ^a   Decostere, A ^a   Martel, A ^a   Pasmans, F ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; DOXYCYCLINE; PEROXIDASE; RNA 16S; SOLUDOX; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD DISEASE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PULLORUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACINE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ZOONOSIS;

AVES; HELICOBACTER PULLORUM; PSEPHOTUS HAEMATOGASTER; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 33749320081     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.12.389     Document Type: Article

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