Clinical Laboratory Perspective on Streptococcus halichoeri, an Unusual Nonhemolytic, Lancefield Group B Streptococcus Causing Human Infections
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.203428