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Identification of Burkholderia cepacia Complex by PCR: A Simple Way

Genevieve Dufour, Karine Lebel, Julie Bellemare and Irene Iugovaz
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology November 2023, 77 (6) 485-497; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012720
Genevieve Dufour
Microbiology Laboratory, Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch (ROEB), Health Canada, 1001 St. Laurent Street West, Longueuil, QC J4K 1C7 Canada
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Karine Lebel
Microbiology Laboratory, Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch (ROEB), Health Canada, 1001 St. Laurent Street West, Longueuil, QC J4K 1C7 Canada
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Julie Bellemare
Microbiology Laboratory, Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch (ROEB), Health Canada, 1001 St. Laurent Street West, Longueuil, QC J4K 1C7 Canada
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Irene Iugovaz
Microbiology Laboratory, Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch (ROEB), Health Canada, 1001 St. Laurent Street West, Longueuil, QC J4K 1C7 Canada
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