Septicemia and meningoencephalitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes in two neonatal llamas
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1040-6387,1943-4936
DOI: 10.1177/1040638717719479