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Potent antibacterial fluoroquinolones with marked activity againstLeishmania donovani in vivo

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    W. Raether, H. Seidenath & J. Hofmann

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Raether, W., Seidenath, H. & Hofmann, J. Potent antibacterial fluoroquinolones with marked activity againstLeishmania donovani in vivo. Parasitol Res 75, 412–413 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931138

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