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Interpretation of Serologic Tests for Mycoplasma gallisepticum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

H. E. Adler
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive MedicineSchool of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, California 95616
A. D. Wiggins
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive MedicineSchool of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, California 95616
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