Development of a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to target a novel group of ammonia-producing bacteria found in poultry litter

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1058-1067

  Rothrock Jr , M J ^a   Cook, K L ^a   Lovanh, N ^a   Warren, J G ^a   Sistani, K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Poultry litter; Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction; Urease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 45749141291     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00350     Document Type: Article

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