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Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: a survey of dairy cattle in Tripoli, Libya

Mohamed O. AhmedDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, LibyaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yousef M. AbouzeedDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, Libya
Article: 24409 | Received 21 Mar 2014, Accepted 28 Mar 2014, Published online: 22 Apr 2014

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