Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 235-240 , March 2010

Determination of capsulation status in Haemophilus influenzae by multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Received 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 October 2009.

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☆ Supported in part by Public Health Service grant AI 44002 from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.10.005

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 235-240 , March 2010

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