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Identification ofClostridium difficile by detection of p-cresol in a cooked meat medium

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    T. Navarro-Alonso, A. Bernabeu-Esclapez, P. L. Valero-Guillén & F. Martín-Luengo

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Navarro-Alonso, T., Bernabeu-Esclapez, A., Valero-Guillén, P.L. et al. Identification ofClostridium difficile by detection of p-cresol in a cooked meat medium. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 4, 438–439 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02148710

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