Isolation and identification of aspergillus spp. from Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) nocturnal houses in New Zealand

Avian Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-24

  Glare, Travis R ^a   Gartrell, Brett D ^b   Brookes, Jenny J ^a   Perrott, John K ^c  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apteryx spp.; aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; breeding; kiwi; leaf litter

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BIRD DISEASES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEW ZEALAND; PALAEOGNATHAE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84896381479     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/10589-061013-Reg.1     Document Type: Article

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