Comparative Evaluation of Three Different Genotyping Methods for Investigation of Nosocomial Outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease in Hospitals

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

• Publication date

  2000-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1128/JCM.38.6.2284-2291.2000PMID 10834990PMCID PMC86783
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