Abstract：
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journal_name
J Med Microbioljournal_title
Journal of medical microbiologyauthors
Takamatsu D,Osaki M,Tharavichitkul P,Takai S,Sekizaki Tdoi
10.1099/jmm.0.47755-0subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-04-01 00:00:00pages
488-494issue
Pt 4eissn
0022-2615issn
1473-5644journal_volume
57pub_type
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