What's new in bacteriology of the mare's genital tract

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-55

  Wittenbrink, Max M ^a   Hoelzle, Katharina ^a   Hoelzle, Ludwig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Diagnosis; Endometritis; Mare; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 38349013422     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM20080111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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