Persistence of histomonas meleagridis in or on materials used in poultry houses

Avian Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 224-226

  Lotfi, Abdul Rahman ^a   Abdelwhab, E M ^a   Hafez, H M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

cyst like stages; Histomonas meleagridis; parasites; persistence; poultry; protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRICHOMONADIDA; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONADIDA; TURKEYS;

HETERAKIDAE; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84859372701     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/9519-090910-ResNote.1     Document Type: Article

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