Evaluation of plasma (1→3) β-D-glucan concentrations in birds naturally and experimentally infected with aspergillus fumigatus

Avian Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 183-191

  Burco, Julia D ^a   Ziccardi, Michael H ^a   Clemons, Karl V ^b   Tell, Lisa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

D glucan; aspergillosis; avian; Fungitell assay

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-GLUCAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BETA-GLUCANS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CALIFORNIA; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; RAPTORES;

EID: 84859338081     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/9697-030111-Reg.1     Document Type: Article

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