Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals: letters to the editor

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Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals : letters to the editor. / Gongora, Carmen Espinosa; Chrobak, Dorota; Moodley, Arshnee; Bertelsen, Mads Frost; Guardabassi, Luca.

In: Veterinary Microbiology, Vol. 158, No. 1-2, 2012, p. 228-231.

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Harvard

Gongora, CE, Chrobak, D, Moodley, A, Bertelsen, MF & Guardabassi, L 2012, 'Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals: letters to the editor', Veterinary Microbiology, vol. 158, no. 1-2, pp. 228-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.01.027

APA

Gongora, C. E., Chrobak, D., Moodley, A., Bertelsen, M. F., & Guardabassi, L. (2012). Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals: letters to the editor. Veterinary Microbiology, 158(1-2), 228-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.01.027

Vancouver

Gongora CE, Chrobak D, Moodley A, Bertelsen MF, Guardabassi L. Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals: letters to the editor. Veterinary Microbiology. 2012;158(1-2):228-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.01.027

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Gongora, Carmen Espinosa ; Chrobak, Dorota ; Moodley, Arshnee ; Bertelsen, Mads Frost ; Guardabassi, Luca. / Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals : letters to the editor. In: Veterinary Microbiology. 2012 ; Vol. 158, No. 1-2. pp. 228-231.

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