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Emergence of urea-splitting multi-resistant coryneform bacteria (Corynebacterium group D2) as pathogens

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Soriano, F. Emergence of urea-splitting multi-resistant coryneform bacteria (Corynebacterium group D2) as pathogens. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 6, 601–602 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02014263

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