Acta Vet. Brno 2014, 83: 287-294

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201483040287

Salmonella serovar spectrum associated with reptiles in Poland

Tomasz Piasecki, Klaudia Chrząstek, Alina Wieliczko

Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Bird and Exotic Animals, Wrocław, Poland

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