Afipia felis in hospital water supply in association with free-living amoebae

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9161, 1999, Pages 1330-

  La Scola, Bernard ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFIPIA; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033577482     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00906-X     Document Type: Article

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