Identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from clinical samples

New Microbiologica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-411

  Molicotti, Paola ^a   Bua, Alessandra ^a   Cannas, Sara ^a   Cubeddu, Marina ^a   Ruggeri, Melania ^a   Pirina, Piero ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disease; M. avium; M. gordonae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892683547     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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