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Zero prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in 300 breeding Collared Flycatchers in Sweden

Josef D. JärhultSection for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Johan StedtSection for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology, School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
(PhD Student) &
Lars GustafssonSection for Animal Ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
(Professor)
Article: 20909 | Received 20 Mar 2013, Accepted 19 Jun 2013, Published online: 25 Jul 2013

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