Acta Vet. Brno 2019, 88: 451-471

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201988040451

Applications of bacterial-synthesized cellulose in veterinary medicine – a review

Ioana Maria Bodea1, Giorgiana Mihaela Cătunescu2, Teodor Florian Stroe1, Sonia Alexandra Dîrlea1, Florin Ioan Beteg1

1University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Agriculture, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Received November 13, 2018
Accepted October 29, 2019

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