Methodological aspects and applications of fluorescent in situ hybridization to identify bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract of turkeys.

Agnieszka Skowronska, Dariusz Mikulski, Marzena Mikulska, Piotr Zapotoczny, Izabela Zmyslowska, Piotr M. Szczypinski Department of Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Environmental Protection and Fisheries, Warmia and Mazury University, Prawochenskiego 1, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, Warmia and Mazury University, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland Department of Agricultural Process Engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Warmia and Mazury University, Heweliusza 14, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland Institute of Electronics, Technical University, Wolczanska 211/215, 90-924 Łodź, Poland

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