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Imported brucellosis in Denmark: Molecular identification and multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) genotyping of the bacteria

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Pages 536-538 | Received 13 Dec 2010, Accepted 06 Feb 2011, Published online: 07 Mar 2011

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