Experimental infection of pregnant ewes with Chlamydia pecorum

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2818-2821

  Philips, Helen L ^a   Clarkson, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CROSS REACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0031812586     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.6.2818-2821.1998     Document Type: Article

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