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Salmonella sample

ESR scientists were able to identify and trace an outbreak of Salmonella with new techniques carried out on bacteria samples grown on agar plates.

Rights: Denise Chan, CC BY-SA 2.0

Published: 27 August 2017,Updated: 27 August 2017Size: 638.62 KB

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