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. 2003 Aug;41(8):4008.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.4008.2003.

Blood agar, chocolate agar, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Alberto Gil-Setas, Ana Mazon, Jesus Alfaro, Pedro Idigoras
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Blood agar, chocolate agar, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Alberto Gil-Setas et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Aug.
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