Anaplasma Phagocytophila

Equine Infectious Diseases

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 354-357

  Pusterla, Nicola ^a   Madigan, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 68249134518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-2406-4.50047-8     Document Type: Chapter

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