Prevalence of Mycoplasma haemolamae infection in Peruvian and Chilean llamas and alpacas

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 766-769

  Tornquist, Susan J ^a   Boeder, Lisa ^a   Rios Phillips, Carolina ^b   Alarcon, Virgilio ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN ANTONIO ABAD DEL CUSCO   (Peru)

Author keywords

Anemia; Camelids; Chile; Hemotropic mycoplasmas; Mycoplasma haemolamae; Peru

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 77957718311     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200520     Document Type: Article

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