Pyrolysis mass spectrometry studies on Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus and their close relatives

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 319-328

  Helyer, Richard J ^a   Kelley, Tim ^a   Berkeley, Roger C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0029679482     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0934-8840(97)80041-2     Document Type: Article

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