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Experimental infection of bovine mammary gland with prototheca zopfii genotype 1.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jan 2011
Ito Takaaki, Kano Rui, Sobukawa Hideto, Ogawa Jin, Honda Yayoi, Hosoi Yoshihiro, Shibuya Hisashi, Sato Tsuneo, Hasegawa Atsuhiko, Kamata Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Prototheca zopfii is divided into three genotypes, one of which, P. zopfii genotype 2, appears to be the main causative agent of bovine protothecal mastitis. However, the difference in pathogenicity between genotypes 1 and 2 has not been well investigated. In the present study, we experimentally infected normal bovine mammary gland with P. zopfii genotype 1 to investigate its pathogenicity. The mammary gland...
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