Entamoeba histolytica

PCR for Clinical Microbiology: An Australian and International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 363-367

  Stark, Damien ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 84874390132     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9039-3_62     Document Type: Chapter

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