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Cultivation of Bartonella henselae in an Ixodes ricinus cell line to assess this tick as a potential reservoir of the bacterium Cover

Cultivation of Bartonella henselae in an Ixodes ricinus cell line to assess this tick as a potential reservoir of the bacterium

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|Sep 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 469 - 475
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 27, 2025
Published on: Sep 1, 2025
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2025 Violetta Zając, Jacek Sroka, Ewa Bilska-Zając, Angelina Wójcik-Fatla, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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