A novel Sarcocystis-associated encephalitis and myositis in racing pigeons

Avian Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Olias, P ^a   Gruber, A D ^a   Heydorn, A O ^a   Kohls, A ^a   Mehlhorn, H ^b   Hafez, H M ^a   Lierz, M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; FRENKELIA GLAREOLI; FRENKELIA MICROTI; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS FALCATULA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

PROTOZOAL RNA; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CYST; ENCEPHALITIS; GENETICS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COLUMBIDAE; CYSTS; ENCEPHALITIS; HEART; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

EID: 65649131200     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450902737847     Document Type: Article

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