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Occurrence of Yersinia rohdei among feral reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) and kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus) on the Sub-Antarctic island South Georgia

Jonas BonnedahlDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kalmar County Council, Linköping University, Kalmar, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charlotte BergDepartment of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, SwedenView further author information
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Dan I. AnderssonDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Robert SöderlundDepartment of Microbiology, National Veterinary Institute SVA, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Ivar VågsholmDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Björn OlsenZoonosis Science Center, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.View further author information
Article: 1517582 | Received 07 Jun 2018, Accepted 20 Aug 2018, Published online: 11 Sep 2018

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