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. 2002 Apr;40(4):1569-70.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.4.1569-1570.2002.

Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates Harboring the ica Gene Cluster Needed for Biofilm Establishment

Juana Victoria Martín-López, Eduardo Pérez-Roth, Félix Claverie-Martín, Oscar Díez Gil, Ninivé Batista, Manuel Morales, Sebastián Méndez-Alvarez

Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates Harboring the ica Gene Cluster Needed for Biofilm Establishment

Juana Victoria Martín-López et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Apr.
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