Escherichia coli O157 in natural river water

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-105

  Tani, Katsuji ^a   Nasu, Masao ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0005260008     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.14.101     Document Type: Article

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