A comparative study of detecting Chlamydophila psittaci in pet birds using isolation in embryonated egg and polymerase chain reaction

Avian Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-493

  Çelebi, Beliz Saracel ^a,b   Ak, Seyyal ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila psittaci; Direct fluorescein staining; Modified Gimenez staining; Pet birds; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORNITHOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SONGBIRD;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIRD DISEASES; CHICK EMBRYO; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 33846360752     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7518-021406R.1     Document Type: Article

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