Avian tuberculosis in flocks of pigeons and its potential impact on tuberculination of cattle

Avian tuberculosis in flocks of pigeons and its potential impact on tuberculination of cattle

Aims and objectives: The Mycobacterium avium subsp avium (MAA) is a slow-growing, frequently-encountered mycobacterium in the environment that causes tuberculosis mainly in birds and sometimes in farm animals. As a favorite pet bird, the pigeon is extensively kept for homing and/or racing purposes i...

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Main Authors: M Bolfion, N Mosavari, M Salehi, K Tadayon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Pigeon
Mycobacterium avium subsp avium
IS901
IS1245
RFLP
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=138;epage=138;aulast=Bolfion;type=0

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