Occurrence of mycoplasmas in free-ranging birds of prey in Germany

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 845-850

  Lierz, Michael ^a   Hagen, N ^a   Hernadez Divers, S J ^b   Hafez, H M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipitridae; M. buteonis; M. falconis; M. gypis; Molecular biology; Mycoplasma; Nestlings; PCR

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; CIRCUS AERUGINOSUS; FALCO SUBBUTEO; FALCONIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA BUTEONIS; MYCOPLASMA FALCONIS; MYCOPLASMA GYPIS; MYCOPLASMATALES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 51849084425     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.845     Document Type: Article

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