Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis: The nature of the problem

Food Control

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 331-334

  Hermon Taylor, John ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 0042326218     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-7135(01)00046-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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