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A fiber gene-based polymerase chain reaction for specific detection of pigeon adenovirus

scientific article published in February 2002

A single strain of Tetratrichomonas gallinarum causes fatal typhlohepatitis in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) to be distinguished from histomonosis

scientific article published on January 2014

A virulent mono-eukaryotic culture of Histomonas meleagridis is capable of inducing fatal histomonosis in different aged turkeys of both sexes, regardless of the infective dose

scientific article published in March 2008

Aberrant Clinical Appearance and Pathomorphology Noticed During an Outbreak of Histomonosis Indicates a Different Pathogenesis of Histomonas meleagridis Genotype 2.

scientific article published on September 2015

An in vitro attenuated strain of Histomonas meleagridis provides cross-protective immunity in turkeys against heterologous virulent isolates

scientific article published on 6 November 2015

Antiprotozoal activities determined in vitro and in vivo of certain plant extracts against Histomonas meleagridis, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Blastocystis sp.

scientific article published on 28 August 2008

Assessing pathogenicity of Gallibacterium anatis in a natural infection model: the respiratory and reproductive tracts of chickens are targets for bacterial colonization

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Assessment of health and welfare of Austrian laying hens at slaughter demonstrates influence of husbandry system and season

scientific article published on 13 January 2017

Avian hepatitis E virus infection and possible associated clinical disease in broiler breeder flocks in Hungary

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Avian metapneumovirus excretion in vaccinated and non-vaccinated specified pathogen free laying chickens

scientific article published in February 2004

Axenization and optimization of in vitro growth of clonal cultures of Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Trichomonas gallinae

scientific article published on 18 September 2009

Broad dissemination of Histomonas meleagridis determined by the detection of nucleic acid in different organs after experimental infection of turkeys and specified pathogen-free chickens using a mono-eukaryotic culture of the parasite

scientific article published on 7 September 2006

C-Terminal Amino Acids 471-507 of Avian Hepatitis E Virus Capsid Protein Are Crucial for Binding to Avian and Human Cells.

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Characterization of Austrian koi herpesvirus samples based on the ORF40 region

scientific article published on February 2010

Characterization of Pasteurellaceae-like bacteria isolated from clinically affected psittacine birds

scientific article published on 11 August 2009

Chicken anemia virus and fowl adenoviruses: association to induce the inclusion body hepatitis/ hydropericardium syndrome.

scientific article published in January 2000

Classification of fowl adenoviruses by use of phylogenetic analysis and high-resolution melting-curve analysis of the hexon L1 gene region

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Clinical signs and progression of lesions in the gizzard are not influenced by inclusion of ground oats or whole wheat in the diet following experimental infection with pathogenic fowl adenovirus serotype 1.

scientific article published on January 2015

Clonal cultures of Histomonas meleagridis, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and a Blastocystis sp. established through micromanipulation

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Cloned Histomonas meleagridis passaged in vitro resulted in reduced pathogenicity and is capable of protecting turkeys from histomonosis

scientific article published on 12 June 2008

Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin affects electrophysiological properties of isolated jejunal mucosa of laying hens.

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Commensal or pathogen - a challenge to fulfil Koch's Postulates

scientific article published on 11 October 2016

Comparative studies on [Pasteurella] testudinis and [P.] testudinis-like bacteria and proposal of Chelonobacter oris gen. nov., sp. nov. as a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae

scientific article published in July 2009

Comparitive sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction diagnosis of psittacine beak and feather disease on feather samples, cloacal swabs and blood from budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulates, Shaw 18005).

scientific article published in October 2004

Complete genome sequences of pigeon adenovirus 1 and duck adenovirus 2 extend the number of species within the genus Aviadenovirus.

scientific article published on 25 June 2014

Complete genomes of the eukaryotic poultry parasite Histomonas meleagridis: linking sequence analysis with virulence / attenuation

scientific article published on 21 October 2021

Cryptosporidium infection in domestic geese (Anser anser f. domestica) detected by in-situ hybridization.

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Cysteine peptidases, secreted by Trichomonas gallinae, are involved in the cytopathogenic effects on a permanent chicken liver cell culture.

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Design and validation of an oligonucleotide probe for the detection of protozoa from the order Trichomonadida using chromogenic in situ hybridization.

scientific article published on 20 March 2010

Detailed molecular analyses of the hexon loop-1 and fibers of fowl aviadenoviruses reveal new insights into the antigenic relationship and confirm that specific genotypes are involved in field outbreaks of inclusion body hepatitis

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Detection and differentiation of avian adenoviruses: a review

scientific article published on June 2000

Detection and identification of food-borne pathogens of the genera Campylobacter, Arcobacter and Helicobacter by multiplex PCR in poultry and poultry products

scientific article published in October 2006

Detection and quantification of Histomonas meleagridis by real-time PCR targeting single copy genes

scientific article published on 19 August 2015

Detection of a novel hepatitis E-like virus in faeces of wild rats using a nested broad-spectrum RT-PCR.

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Development of a new real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to detect Duck adenovirus A DNA and application to samples from Swiss poultry flocks

scientific article published on 3 March 2014

Differences in the in vitro susceptibility of mono-eukaryotic cultures of Histomonas meleagridis, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Blastocystis sp. to natural organic compounds

scientific article published on 07 February 2007

Discrimination and Characterization of Escherichia coli Originating from Clinical Cases of Femoral Head Necrosis in Broilers by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Confirms Great Heterogeneity of Isolates

scientific article published in 2022

Effect of Peganum harmala or its beta-carboline alkaloids on certain antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria and protozoa from poultry.

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Epidemiological studies on fowl adenoviruses isolated from cases of infectious hydropericardium

scientific article published in October 1999

Epizootiology of fowls adenoviruses

scientific article published in May 2000

Escherichia coli Isolated from Organic Laying Hens Reveal a High Level of Antimicrobial Resistance despite No Antimicrobial Treatments

scientific article published in 2022

Establishing an indirect sandwich enzyme-linked-immunosorbent-assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies against Histomonas meleagridis from experimentally infected specific pathogen-free chickens and turkeys

scientific article published on 24 December 2008

Evidence of genotypes 1 and 3 of avian hepatitis E virus in wild birds

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Excretion of Histomonas meleagridis following experimental co-infection of distinct chicken lines with Heterakis gallinarum and Ascaridia galli

scientific article published on 13 June 2021

Experimental infection of chickens with Histomonas meleagridis confirms the presence of antibodies in different parts of the intestine

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Experimental infection of turkeys and chickens with a clonal strain of Tetratrichomonas gallinarum induces a latent infection in the absence of clinical signs and lesions.

scientific article published on 13 August 2010

Experiments to produce cysts in cultures of Histomonas meleagridis--the agent of histomonosis in poultry

scientific article published on 04 February 2010

Fine structure of the bird parasites Trichomonas gallinae and Tetratrichomonas gallinarum from cultures

scientific article published on 7 May 2009

Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) fiber-based vaccine against inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) provides type-specific protection guided by humoral immunity and regulation of B and T cell response

scientific article published on 02 December 2020

Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) serotype 4 causes depletion of B and T cells in lymphoid organs in specific pathogen-free chickens following experimental infection

scientific article published on 2 October 2007

Fowl adenovirus serotype 4 associated with outbreaks of infectious hydropericardium in Haryana, India

scientific article published on 01 January 2002

Genetic diversity of species Fowl aviadenovirus D and Fowl aviadenovirus E

scientific article (publication date: September 2016)

Genotoxic effects of deoxynivalenol in broiler chickens fed low-protein feeds

scientific article published in March 2012

Growth analysis of adenoviruses isolated from pigeons in chicken cells and serological characterization of the isolates

scientific article published in January 1998

Hatchability, serology and virus excretion following in ovo vaccination of chickens with an avian metapneumovirus vaccine

scientific article published on December 2004

Hepeviridae: an expanding family of vertebrate viruses

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Hexon based PCRs combined with restriction enzyme analysis for rapid detection and differentiation of fowl adenoviruses and egg drop syndrome virus

scientific article published in August 1998

Histomonas meleagridis possesses three alpha-actinins immunogenic to its hosts.

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Histomonas meleagridis--new insights into an old pathogen

scientific article published on 23 December 2014

Histomonas meleagridis: immunohistochemical localization of parasitic cells in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections of experimentally infected turkeys demonstrates the wide spread of the parasite in its host

scientific article published on 17 November 2007

Histomonosis in poultry: previous and current strategies for prevention and therapy

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Identification and characterization of penton base and pVIII protein of egg drop syndrome virus

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Identification and molecular characterization of numerous Histomonas meleagridis proteins using a cDNA library

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Identification of a new reovirus causing substantial losses in broiler production in France, despite routine vaccination of breeders

scientific article published on May 2013

In situ hybridization to detect and localize signature cytokines of T-helper (Th) 1 and Th2 immune responses in chicken tissues

scientific article published on 12 May 2016

In vitro attenuated Histomonas meleagridis does not revert to virulence, following serial in vivo passages in turkeys or chickens

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

In-situ hybridization for the detection and identification of Histomonas meleagridis in tissues

scientific article published on 27 October 2006

Infection with an apathogenic fowl adenovirus serotype-1 strain (CELO) prevents adenoviral gizzard erosion in broilers

scientific article published on 27 May 2014

Interlaboratory comparison of ability to detect nucleic acid of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae by polymerase chain reaction

scientific article published in April 2007

Isolation of fowl adenoviruses serotype 4 from pigeons with hepatic necrosis.

scientific article published in April 1998

Light and transmission electron microscopic studies on the encystation of Histomonas meleagridis

scientific article published on 09 February 2010

Limited pathogenicity of Usutu virus for the domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus).

scientific article published in October 2005

Molecular analysis of clonal trichomonad isolates indicate the existence of heterogenic species present in different birds and within the same host

scientific article published on 18 April 2010

Molecular characterization of two strains of the avian adeno-associated virus (AAAV).

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Multi-locus sequence typing confirms the clonality of Trichomonas gallinae isolates circulating in European finches.

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

Multi-locus typing of Histomonas meleagridis isolates demonstrates the existence of two different genotypes

scientific article published in 2014

Oral infection of turkeys with in vitro-cultured Histomonas meleagridis results in high mortality

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Oral vaccination of 1-day-old turkeys with in vitro attenuated Histomonas meleagridis protects against histomonosis and has no negative effect on performance

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

PCR for specific detection of haemorrhagic enteritis virus of turkeys, an avian adenovirus

scientific article published in August 1999

PCR for the identification and differentiation of Histomonas meleagridis, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Blastocystis spp.

scientific article published on 21 August 2006

Pathogenicity of avian adenoviruses in chickens

scientific article published in August 1994

Peganum harmala can minimize Escherichia coli infection in poultry, but long-term feeding may induce side effects.

scientific article published in February 2008

Pharmacokinetics, tissue concentrations, and safety of the antifungal agent voriconazole in chickens

scientific article published in September 2008

Phylogenetic analysis of avian hepatitis E virus samples from European and Australian chicken flocks supports the existence of a different genus within the Hepeviridae comprising at least three different genotypes.

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Phylogenetic analysis of spring viraemia of carp virus isolates from Austria indicates the existence of at least two subgroups within genogroup Id.

scientific article published in May 2009

Phylogeny of parasitic parabasalia and free-living relatives inferred from conventional markers vs. Rpb1, a single-copy gene

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Presence of avian pneumovirus type A in continental Europe during the 1980s

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Histomonas meleagridis in Chickens in Vietnam

scientific article published on June 2015

Progression of histomonosis in commercial chickens following experimental infection with an in vitro propagated clonal culture of Histomonas meleagridis.

scientific article published in March 2011

Quantity of virulent fowl adenovirus serotype 1 correlates with clinical signs, macroscopical and pathohistological lesions in gizzards following experimental induction of gizzard erosion in broilers

scientific article published on 24 May 2013

Rapid transmission of the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis in turkeys and specific pathogen free chickens following cloacal infection with a mono-eukaryotic culture

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Real-time PCR assay for universal detection and quantitation of all five species of fowl adenoviruses (FAdV-A to FAdV-E).

scientific article published on 25 April 2012

Recombinant FAdV-4 fiber-2 protein protects chickens against hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS).

scientific article published on 4 January 2014

Riemerella anatipestifer outbreaks in commercial goose flocks and identification of isolates by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

scientific article published on April 2013

Safety of avirulent histomonads to be used as a vaccine determined in turkeys and chickens

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Selected clinical chemistry analytes correlate with the pathogenesis of inclusion body hepatitis experimentally induced by fowl aviadenoviruses

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Sequence analysis and comparison of avian hepatitis E viruses from Australia and Europe indicate the existence of different genotypes

scientific article published on 4 March 2009

Seroprevalence of Histomonas meleagridis in pullets and laying hens determined by ELISA

scientific article published on 07 February 2011

Single and combined effects of deoxynivalenol mycotoxin and a microbial feed additive on lymphocyte DNA damage and oxidative stress in broiler chickens.

scientific article published on 31 January 2014

Some strains of serotype 4 fowl adenoviruses cause inclusion body hepatitis and hydropericardium syndrome in chickens

scientific article published in January 1998

Species determination of fowl adenoviruses based on the 52K gene region

scientific article published on June 2013

Specific-pathogen-free chickens vaccinated with a live FAdV-4 vaccine are fully protected against a severe challenge even in the absence of neutralizing antibodies

scientific article published on June 2010

Subclinical circulation of avian hepatitis E virus within a multiple-age rearing and broiler breeder farm indicates persistence and vertical transmission of the virus

scientific article published on 17 June 2014

Subclinical infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in cats.

scientific article published on February 2007

TaqMan real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay for universal detection and quantification of avian hepatitis E virus from clinical samples in the presence of a heterologous internal control RNA.

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The 60S ribosomal protein L13 is the most preferable reference gene to investigate gene expression in selected organs from turkeys and chickens, in context of different infection models

scientific article published on 20 October 2016

The avian adenovirus penton: two fibres and one base

scientific article published on September 1995

The complete nucleotide sequence of the egg drop syndrome virus: an intermediate between mastadenoviruses and aviadenoviruses

scientific article published on November 1997

The first whole genome sequence of a Fowl adenovirus B strain enables interspecies comparisons within the genus Aviadenovirus

scientific article published on 14 June 2013

The impact of the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol on the health and performance of broiler chickens

scientific article published on 16 November 2011

The outcome of experimentally induced inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) by fowl aviadenoviruses (FAdVs) is crucially influenced by the genetic background of the host.

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

The use of PCR combined with restriction enzyme analysis to characterize fowl adenovirus field isolates from northern India

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

Tissue distribution of haemolytic Gallibacterium anatis isolates in laying birds with reproductive disorders

scientific article published on 01 February 2009

Tissue tropism of Helicobacter pullorum in specific pathogen-free chickens determined by culture and nucleic acid detection.

scientific article published in December 2006

Transmission electron microscopic studies of stages of Histomonas meleagridis from clonal cultures

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Trichomonads in birds--a review.

scientific article published on 28 January 2014

Trichomonas gallinae, in comparison to Tetratrichomonas gallinarum, induces distinctive cytopathogenic effects in tissue cultures.

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Tritrichomonas foetus isolates from cats and cattle show minor genetic differences in unrelated loci ITS-2 and EF-1α

scientific article published on 29 September 2011

Two fiber genes of nearly equal lengths are a common and distinctive feature of Fowl adenovirus C members

scientific article published on 7 November 2011

Vaccination against histomonosis prevents a drop in egg production in layers following challenge

scientific article published in February 2013

Variation in the spike protein of the 793/B type of infectious bronchitis virus, in the field and during alternate passage in chickens and embryonated eggs

scientific article published in February 2005

Vertical transmission and clinical signs in broiler breeders and broilers experiencing adenoviral gizzard erosion

scientific article published on December 2012

Whole-genome sequences of two turkey adenovirus types reveal the existence of two unknown lineages that merit the establishment of novel species within the genus Aviadenovirus

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