SCHEMA FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION OF NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES AND NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1959
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.78.6.852-857.1959