Detection and Characterization of Mycoplasma spp. and Salmonella spp. in Free-living European Tortoises (Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca, and Testudo marginata)
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting herpesvirus exposure in Mediterranean tortoises (spur-thighed tortoise [Testudo graeca] and Hermann's tortoise [Testudo hermanni]).
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.717