Characterization of the seminal bacterial microbiome of healthy, fertile stallions using next-generation sequencing
Carlota Quiñones-Pérez; Manuel Hidalgo; Isabel Ortiz; Francisco Crespo; José Luis Vega-Pla
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Submitted date:
12/10/2020
Accepted date:
06/22/2021
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