Isolation and survival of Leptospira in kidney tissue of wild rodents;Aislamiento y sobrevivencia de Leptospiras en tejido renal de roedores silvestres

Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-107

  Zamora, J ^a   Riedemann, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Isolation; Leptospira; Survival; Wild rodents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033436534     PISSN: 0301732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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