Molecular typing methods for epidemiological studies in medical microbiology

Medical Microbiology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 271-283

  Van Belkum, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0029839849     PISSN: 10184627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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