Molecular methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain typing: a users guide
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Microbiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1364-5072,1365-2672
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01918.x