Isolation and characterization of a unique group of slowly growing mycobacteria: description of Mycobacterium lentiflavum sp. nov.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on May 01, 1996

Authors

B Springer1, W K Wu, T Bodmer, G Haase, G E Pfyffer, R M Kroppenstedt, K H Schröder, S Emler, J O Kilburn, P Kirschner, A Telenti, M B Coyle, E C Böttger

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1: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.

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