Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium in domestic pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) diagnosed by direct conventional multiplex PCR: A case report

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-90

  Kriz, P ^a   Slana, I ^a   Mrlik, V ^a   Moravkova, M ^a   Kralova, A ^a   Krizova, K ^a   Pavlik, Ivo ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Avian tuberculosis; Mycobacteriosis; Outbreak; Rapid detection; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. AVIUM;

EID: 77952901277     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/25/2010-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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