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Prevalence of C. perfringens in agricultural fields with different vegetation types

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  1. Laboratory of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, 193 Pandazidou Str., 68200, Orestiada, Greece

    Christos Stefanis, Athanasios Alexopoulos, Chrissa Voidarou, Stavros Vavias & Eugenia Bezirtzoglou

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Stefanis, C., Alexopoulos, A., Voidarou, C. et al. Prevalence of C. perfringens in agricultural fields with different vegetation types. Folia Microbiol 59, 1–4 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-013-0257-3

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