Cell wall-deficient forms (L-forms) of Listeria monocytogenes in experimentally infected rats

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-55

  Markova, Nadya ^a   Michailova, Lilia ^a   Vesselinova, Anna ^a   Kussovski, Vesselin ^a   Radoucheva, Tatyana ^a   Nikolova, Spaska ^a   Paskaleva, Iva ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b Natl Ctr of Cardiovasc Diseases   (Bulgaria)

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EID: 0031170862     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(97)80074-6     Document Type: Article

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