Fungal flora in the trachea of birds from a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Spain

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 464-470

  Garcia, M E ^a   Lanzarot, P ^a   Rodas, V L ^a   Costas, E ^a   Blanco, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Birds; Candida; Fungi; Moulds; Wildlife; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; AVES; BOS; BUBULCUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CICONIIFORMES; FUNGI; RAPTORES;

EID: 35948929145     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2049-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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