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Antimicrobial susceptibility of human blood culture isolates of Lactobacillus spp

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Danielsen, M., Wind, A., Leisner, J.J. et al. Antimicrobial susceptibility of human blood culture isolates of Lactobacillus spp. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26, 287–289 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0274-8

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