Abstract:
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journal_name
J Med Microbioljournal_title
Journal of medical microbiologyauthors
Sunaoshi K,Murayama SY,Adachi K,Yagoshi M,Okuzumi K,Chiba N,Morozumi M,Ubukata Kdoi
10.1099/jmm.0.013201-0subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-01-01 00:00:00pages
82-88issue
Pt 1eissn
0022-2615issn
1473-5644journal_volume
59pub_type
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