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Direct Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in Susceptible Pharmaceutical Products Using Semi-Nested PCR
Mohamed A. Attia, Amal E. Ali, Tamer M. Essam and Magdy A. Amin
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2016, 70 (2) 99-108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2015.006049
Mohamed A. Attia
1Biotechnology Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
Amal E. Ali
2Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; and
3Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, Egypt
Tamer M. Essam
1Biotechnology Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
2Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; and
Magdy A. Amin
2Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; and

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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Vol. 70, Issue 2
March/April 2016
Direct Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in Susceptible Pharmaceutical Products Using Semi-Nested PCR
Mohamed A. Attia, Amal E. Ali, Tamer M. Essam, Magdy A. Amin
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Mar 2016, 70 (2) 99-108; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2015.006049
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