Avian Chlamydiosis

Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 303-316

  Andersen, Arthur A ^a   Franson, J Christian ^b  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydiosis; Chlamydophila psittaci; Effects; Instances; Isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 69349099195     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344668.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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