Isolation of Leptospira javanica from sheep

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 759-761

  Natarajaseenivasan, K ^a,b   Ratnam, S ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

L. javanica; L.australis; Leptospira

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033478269     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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