Microbiological contaminations of laboratory mice and rats in conventional facilities in Argentina

Martín Carriquiriborde1, Silvana Milocco1, Juan Martín Laborde1

  • 1Experimental Animal Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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