Frequent Occurrence of Mixed Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infections in Humans
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01260-13