Marine mammal Brucella genotype associated with zoonotic infection

Adrian M Whatmore et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar.

. 2008 Mar;14(3):517-8.

doi: 10.3201/eid1403.070829.

Abstract

Marine Mammal Brucella Genotype Associated with Zoonotic Infection

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