International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 235-238 , April 2000

Effect of some psychotropic drugs and a barbiturate on mycoplasmas

  • Klaus Lind

      Affiliations

    • Mycoplasma Laboratory, Statens Seruminstitut, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Artillerivej 5, Denmark
    • ,
  • Jette E Kristiansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Antibiotics Statens Seruminstitut, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Artillerivej 5, Denmark
    • Department of Clinical Microbiology, County of Sønderjylland, Sønderborg Sygehus, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45-74-18-2740; fax: +45-74-18-2743

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International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 235-238 , April 2000

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