Factors influencing the activity of tiamulin against histomonas meleagridis in vitro

Avian Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 936-938

  Hauck, R ^a   Lotfi, A ^a   Hafez, H M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Histomonas meleagridis; Protozoan parasites; Tiamulin

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; DITERPENE; TIAMULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; TRICHOMONADIDA;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DITERPENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; TRICHOMONADIDA;

HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77953817514     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/9214-121509-ResNote.1     Document Type: Article

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