Evolution of the environmental contamination by thermophilic fungi in a turkey confinement house in France

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1875-1880

  L Fulleringer, S ^a   Seguin, D ^b   Warin, S ^b   Bezille, A ^b   Desterque, C ^c   Arne P ^a   Chermette, R ^a   Bretagne, S ^a,c   Guillot, J ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b Cabinet Vétérinaire Bailleul Séguin   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Candida; Contamination; Environment; Fungi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AVES; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 33750049640     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.11.1875     Document Type: Article

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