Trichomonosis

Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 120-153

  Forrester, Donald J ^a   Foster, Garry W ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Restriction enzyme analyses between strains of T. gallinae from several avian species; Trichomonas gallinae reproduces by binary fission; Trichomonas gallinae, reproducing by binary fission; Trichomonosis, from transfer of trichomonad; Trichomonosis, oldest known wildlife disease; Trichomonosis, protozoan disease Trichomonas gallinae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889282900     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813804620.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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