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. 2008 Aug;46(8):2822-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01010-08. Epub 2008 Jun 11.

Detection of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains by a novel real-time PCR

Regina Schuhegger, Marion Lindermayer, Rudolf Kugler, Jürgen Heesemann, Ulrich Busch, Andreas Sing

Detection of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains by a novel real-time PCR

Regina Schuhegger et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Aug.
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