Acta Vet. Brno 2010, 79: 437-442

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201079030437

Isolation and Characterization of Brachyspira spp. from Dogs in the Czech Republic

Daniel Šperling1, František Čada2, Alois Čížek1

1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic
2Vedilab Analytika, Plzeň, Czech Republic

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