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Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis infection in horses with granulomatous enterocolitis – first report in Poland Cover

Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis infection in horses with granulomatous enterocolitis – first report in Poland

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|Dec 2025

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Language: English
Submitted on: May 24, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 2, 2025
Published on: Dec 10, 2025
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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© 2025 Beata Nowicka, Wojciech Łopuszyński, Monika Krajewska-Wędzina, Anna Biazik, Magdalena Sobuś, Izabela Polkowska, Ewelina Szacawa, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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