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. 2003 Jan;41(1):524; author reply 524-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.524-525.2003.

Searching for Bacillus anthracis in suspect powders: a French experience

Bernard La Scola, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult
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Searching for Bacillus anthracis in suspect powders: a French experience

Bernard La Scola et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jan.
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