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Detection and identification of Toxocara canis in infected dogs using PCR Cover

Detection and identification of Toxocara canis in infected dogs using PCR

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|May 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 118 - 123
Submitted on: Sep 26, 2018
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Accepted on: Dec 18, 2018
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Published on: May 4, 2019
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