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spellingShingle Jawad, A, Heritage, J, Snelling, A M, Gascoyne-Binzi, D M, Hawkey, P M, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces, Microbiology (medical)
title Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces
title_full Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces
title_fullStr Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces
title_full_unstemmed Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces
title_short Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces
title_sort influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces
title_unstemmed Influence of relative humidity and suspending menstrua on survival of Acinetobacter spp. on dry surfaces
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