MEDICINSKI GLASNIK

and Science of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well
as the Ministry of the Flemish Community for the
financial support of the project and authors bilateral
cooperation.
This study was presented as part of: Uzunovic-Kamberovic
S, Zorman T, Herman L,
Berce I, Smole-Mozina S. Campylobacter jejuni
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