Unusual fatal avian polyomavirus infection in nestling cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) detected by nested polymerase chain reaction

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 193-201

  Tomasek, Oldrich ^a   Kubicek, O ^b   Tukac, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b National Authority for Nuclear Biological and Chemical Protection   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Budgerigar fledgling disease; Melopsittacus undulatus; Parrots; PCR; Viruses

Indexed keywords

AVES; BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; POLYOMAVIRUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 34248208504     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2002-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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