International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e450-e455 , November 2009

Detection of virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from paper currency

Received 15 September 2008 ,Revised 23 December 2008 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.02.020

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e450-e455 , November 2009

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