Prevalence, Pathogenic Markers and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae in Sardines, Water and Phytoplankton in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania
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Nyambuli Sosthenes, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania; National Fish Quality Control Laboratory, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Mwanza, Tanzania.
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Ofred Jonas Mhongole, National Fish Quality Control Laboratory, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Mwanza, Tanzania.
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Abdul AhamedSelemani Katakweba, Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Anders Dalsgaard, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Robinson Hammerthon Mdegela, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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