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A Commentary on “Understanding the Non-Equivalency of Bio-Fluorescent Particle Counts versus the Colony Forming Unit”

Félix A. Montero Julian
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology November 2024, 78 (6) 730-734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2024.012995
Félix A. Montero Julian
Pharma QC business, Industrial Applications, bioMérieux, France
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