Archeology meets clinical microbiology: Analysis of the microbial content of soil from archeological sites in Italy and Belize

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 601-602

  Southern Jr , Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 59849084630     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LMHJGYSGYAPHCNV9     Document Type: Article

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