COMPARISON OF CULTURE WITH THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FOR DETECTION OF GENNITAL MYCOPLASMA

Year 2008, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 107 - 111, 01.06.2008

Shahin Najar Peerayeh Roghayeh Samimi

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COMPARISON OF CULTURE WITH THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FOR DETECTION OF GENNITAL MYCOPLASMA

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