Pathophysiology: Review of the microbiological, pathological, and clinical aspects of bovine mastitis caused by the alga Prototheca zopfii

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• Corresponding author: G. Huszenicza, Department and Clinic for Obstetrics and Reproduction, Szent Istvan University, Faculty of Veterinary Science, H‐1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2, Hungary (Fax: 36–1 3223 401; e‐mail: gyhuszen univet.hu).
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