Prevalence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in commercial poultry, racing pigeons and wild birds in Belgium

Avian Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 244-252

  Michiels, Tinne ^a   Welby, Sarah ^a   Vanrobaeys, Mia ^c   Quinet, Christian ^d   Rouffaer, Lieze ^b   Lens, Luc ^b   Martel, An ^b   Butaye, Patrick ^a,b,e  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH CARE FLANDERS   (Belgium)

^d Association Regionale de Sante et d'Identification Animales   (Belgium)

^e Ross University   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Mycoplasma synoviae; poultry; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BELGIUM; BIRD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; PIGEONS AND DOVES; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; BIRDS; COLUMBIDAE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84964510321     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2016.1145354     Document Type: Article

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