PATHOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION OF A PARAPOXVIRUS ISOLATED FROM A CALIFORNIA SEA LION (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.23