Establishment of culture conditions for survival of histomonas meleagridis in transit

Avian Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 948-950

  Gerhold, R W ^a,b   Lollis, L A ^a   Beckstead, R B ^a   McDougald, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Dwyers medium; Histomonas meleagridis; Histomonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRICHOMONADIDA; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRICHOMONADIDA; TURKEYS;

AVES; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS;

EID: 77953818421     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/9222-122209-ResNote.1     Document Type: Article

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