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. 1993 Oct;31(10):2834–2835. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.10.2834-2835.1993

Characterization of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccines by DNA fingerprinting by a standardized methodology.

S C Arya
PMCID: PMC266031  PMID: 8110264

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