Mycoplasmosis in Free-ranging Desert Tortoises in Utah and Arizona
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Mycoplasma testudineum in free-ranging desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.4.839