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Occurrence and Expression of Toxin Genes in Clostridium Perfringens Isolates from Pigs Cover

Occurrence and Expression of Toxin Genes in Clostridium Perfringens Isolates from Pigs

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|Jan 2013

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Language: English
Page range: 495 - 498
Published on: Jan 17, 2013
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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© 2013 Elżbieta Kukier, Magdalena Goldsztejn, Tomasz Grenda, Krzysztof Kwiatek, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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