Histomoniasis in Turkeys: Pathological observations and PCR detection

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 214-219

  Karaman, Musa ^a   Özen, Hasan ^a   Özcan, Kadir ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histomonas; Histopathology; PCR; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; HISTOMONAS; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS;

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TURKEYS;

EID: 67651050035     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0341-6593-116-214     Document Type: Article

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