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Comparison of Different Incubation Conditions for Microbiological Environmental Monitoring

Oliver Gordon, Manfred Berchtold, Alexandra Staerk and David Roesti
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology September 2014, 68 (5) 394-406; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2014.00994
Oliver Gordon
Microbiological Quality Control Unit, Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
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Manfred Berchtold
Microbiological Quality Control Unit, Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
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Alexandra Staerk
Microbiological Quality Control Unit, Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein, Switzerland
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