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Letter to the Editor

Bacterial contamination of coins obtained from school canteen and green market

Mustafa YontemFaculty of Science, Department of Biotechnology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sabire A. DoyukFaculty of Science, Department of Biology, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey;
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Fatih ErciFaculty of Science, Department of Biotechnology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram, Turkey;
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Behiç S. ErdogduFaculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram, Turkey
Pages 79-80 | Received 03 Aug 2018, Accepted 21 Aug 2018, Published online: 14 Oct 2018

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