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Anaplasmataceae in wild rodents and roe deer from Trento Province (northern Italy)

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Financial support for this study was provided by the Centro di Ecologia Alpina, Trento, and by the University of Milan, Italy. The study was conducted in compliance with the current laws in Italy.

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, Science Road A08, NSW 2006, Australia

    T. Beninati

  2. Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Igiene e Sanita’ Pubblica Veterinaria, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy

    G. Piccolo, C. Genchi & C. Bandi

  3. Centro di Ecologia Alpina, Viote del Monte Bondone, 38070, Trento, Italy

    A. Rizzoli

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Beninati, T., Piccolo, G., Rizzoli, A. et al. Anaplasmataceae in wild rodents and roe deer from Trento Province (northern Italy). Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25, 677–678 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0196-x

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