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What is essential remains invisible to the eyes? Blood pressure cuffs colonized by bacterial diversity

Published:2022-12-07 Issue:2 Volume:26 Page:389-396
ISSN:1618-1905
Container-title:International Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Int Microbiol

Author:

Garrido-Molina José Miguel,Márquez-Hernández Verónica V.,García-Viola Alba,Rodríguez-Maresca Manuel Ángel,del Águila Javier García,Gutiérrez-Puertas Lorena

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Microbiology (medical),Microbiology

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10123-022-00308-y.pdf

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