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Biotypes, serotypes and phage types of caprine strains of Staphylococcus aureus

G O Adegoke, L A Devriese, C Godard

    Zentralblatt Fur Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie Und Hygiene. 1. Abt. Originale A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten Und Parasitologie = International Journal of Microbiology and Hygiene. A, Medical Microbiology, Infectious
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