Value of lysozyme agar incorporation and alkaline thioglycollate exposure for the environmental recovery ofClostridium difficile
Authors:
- W.N. FawleyWFW.N. Fawley
- P. ParnellPPP. Parnell
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Hospital Infection
- Vol. 44 (1) , 65-69
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