Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 48-55 , 1 January 2010

Photonic characteristics and ex vivo imaging of Escherichia coli-Xen14 within the bovine reproductive tract

  • J. Curbelo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences and the Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
    • ,
  • K. Moulton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences and the Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
    • ,
  • S. Willard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences and the Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 (262) 325 2640; fax: +1 (662) 325 8664.

Received 6 April 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.020

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 48-55 , 1 January 2010

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