Bacterial Contamination of Drinking Water Supplies in a Modern Rural Neighborhood
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Bacterial contamination of drinking water supplies in a modern rural neighborhood.
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.39.4.734-738.1980