Isolation, histopathology and antibiogram of escherichia coli from pigeons (columba livia)

Veterinary World

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-94

  Dutta, Pankaj ^a   Borah, Manoj Kumar ^a   Sarmah, Ratul ^a   Gangil, Rakhi ^a  

^a Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Drug sensitivity; E.coli; Histopathology; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84876735313     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2013.91-94     Document Type: Article

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