Serological and Molecular Survey of Serious Intracellular Coccidia in Red Foxes in Eastern Slovakia
By: K. Reiterová, S. Špilovská and A. Čobádiová

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Submitted on: Apr 28, 2016
Published on: Jul 6, 2016
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