Use of polymerase chain reactions to detect Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma imitans, Mycoplasma iowae, Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma synoviae in birds of prey

Avian Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 471-476

  Lierz, M ^a   Hagen, N ^a   Lueschow, D ^a   Hafez, H M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAPTOR;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAPTORS;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA BUTEONIS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA GALLOPAVONIS; MYCOPLASMA IMITANS; MYCOPLASMA IOWAE; MYCOPLASMA MELEAGRIDIS; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES; RAPTORES;

EID: 51849107519     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450802272952     Document Type: Article

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