Investigation of Clostridium botulinum in commercial poultry farms in France between 2011 and 2013

Avian Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 458-464

  Souillard, R ^a   Woudstra, C ^b   Le Marechal C ^a   Dia, M ^a   Bayon Auboyer, M H ^c   Chemaly, M ^a   Fach, P ^b   Le Bouquin, S ^a  

^a Viral Genetics and Bio security Unit Ploufragan Plouzané Laboratory Anses   (France)

^b French Agency for Food   (France)

^c Analysis and Development Laboratory 22   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARDS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84908051778     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2014.957644     Document Type: Article

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