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Control of yeast contamination with 5-fluorocytosine in the in vitro cultivation of Leishmania spp

C. D. KimberWHO Collaborating Centre for Trypanosomiasis and Preservation of Protozoa, Department of Medical Protozoology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street (Gower Street), LondonWC1E 7HT
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D. A. EvansWHO Collaborating Centre for Trypanosomiasis and Preservation of Protozoa, Department of Medical Protozoology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street (Gower Street), LondonWC1E 7HT
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B. L. RobinsonWHO Collaborating Centre for Trypanosomiasis and Preservation of Protozoa, Department of Medical Protozoology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street (Gower Street), LondonWC1E 7HT
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W. PetersWHO Collaborating Centre for Trypanosomiasis and Preservation of Protozoa, Department of Medical Protozoology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street (Gower Street), LondonWC1E 7HT
Pages 453-454 | Received 02 Feb 1981, Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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