Molecular epidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in India

Current Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1345-1353

  Wani, S A ^a   Pandit, F ^a   Samanta, I ^a   Bhat, M A ^a   Buchh, A S ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

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ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 15044353537     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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