Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cattle by PCR

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-220

  Kirkan, Şükrü ^a   Kaya, Osman ^a   Tekbiyik, Serten ^a   Parin, Uǧur ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cattle; Coxiella burnetii; PCR

Indexed keywords

BOS; COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 44449155231     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13036181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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