Antigenic analysis of vibrio culture filtrate and vaccine El Tor vibrio
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Hybrid El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1, Kuwait
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hygiene
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0022-1724
DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400041978