In-vitro activity of psychiatric drugs against Corynebacterium urealyticum (Corynebacterium group D2)
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In-vitro activity of psychiatric drugs against Corynebacterium urealyticum (Corynebacterium group D2).
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.5.1005