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Typing of Streptococcus pyogenes strains using the phage profiling method

Anna L. Borek Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology; National Medicines Institute; Warszawa, Poland
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Katarzyna Obszańska Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology; National Medicines Institute; Warszawa, Poland
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Waleria Hryniewicz Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology; National Medicines Institute; Warszawa, Poland
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Izabela Sitkiewicz Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology; National Medicines Institute; Warszawa, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 534-538 | Received 15 Jun 2012, Accepted 20 Aug 2012, Published online: 01 Oct 2012

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