The in vitro antibiotic susceptibility of Malaysian isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ahmad, Norazah ^a   Hashim, Rohaidah ^a   Mohd Noor, Azura ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84885573305     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/121845     Document Type: Article

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