PULMONARY TRICHOMONIASIS AND TRICHOMONAS TENAX
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-20-1-1