Genetic and phenotypic characterization of pyrazinamide-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in Japan
- 29 February 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Vol. 48 (2) , 111-116
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.09.013
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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