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Absence of spontaneous autolysis ofStreptococcus pneumoniae in aerobic fan culture bottles in a commercial blood culture system

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  1. Microbiology Laboratory, Louis Mourier Hospital, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France

    A. Casetta, V. Derouin & Y. Boussougant

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Casetta, A., Derouin, V. & Boussougant, Y. Absence of spontaneous autolysis ofStreptococcus pneumoniae in aerobic fan culture bottles in a commercial blood culture system. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 616–617 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709375

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