Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 12 , Pages 87-92 , 15 June 2009

Bacillus species (not anthracis)

  • Thomas Fekete, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: Thomas Fekete, M.D., Temple University School of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, 3401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140. Tel.: 215-707-1982. Fax: 215-707-4414

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2009.05.003

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 12 , Pages 87-92 , 15 June 2009

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