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Case Study: A Novel Bacterial Contamination in Cell Culture Production—Leptospira licerasiae

Joseph Chen, Jesse Bergevin, Robert Kiss, Gordon Walker, Todd Battistoni, Patricia Lufburrow, Harry Lam and Anders Vinther
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology November 2012, 66 (6) 580-591; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2012.00892
Joseph Chen
Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA
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Jesse Bergevin
Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA
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Robert Kiss
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Todd Battistoni
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Patricia Lufburrow
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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Nov 2012, 66 (6) 580-591; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2012.00892
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