Identification and epidemiological relationship of Rhodococcus equi isolated from cases of lymphadenitis in cattle

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 286, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 457-467

  Soedarmanto, I ^a   Oliveira, R ^a   Lammler Ch ^a   Durrling H ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Standort Chemnitz   (Germany)

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EID: 0031278753     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(97)80047-3     Document Type: Article

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