Pathogenicity and transmission of reticuloendotheliosis virus isolated from endangered prairie chickens

Avian Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-39

  Barbosa, Taylor ^a   Zavala, Guillermo ^a   Cheng, Sunny ^a   Villegas, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Japanese quail; Oncogenesis; Reticuloendotheliosis; REV; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GALLIFORMES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS VIRUS; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; GALLIFORMES; POULTRY DISEASES; RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS VIRUSES, AVIAN; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VIREMIA;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE; RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS VIRUS; TYMPANUCHUS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO ATTWATERI;

EID: 33947592042     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2007)051[0033:PATORV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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