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Microscopic Characterization of Brevundimonas diminuta in the Hydrated State

Gary Harp, Seok-Jun Cho, Elisabeth Lester, David Rose, Chandran Sabanyagam and Scott F. Ross
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2015, 69 (3) 355-365; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2015.01045
Gary Harp
1W.L. Gore and Associates, Elkton, MD; and
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Elisabeth Lester
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Chandran Sabanyagam
2Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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