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Effects of acetic acid on the viability of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs

Is vinegar reliable enough to clean the vegetables?

Yunus E. Beyhan, Hasan Yilmaz and Murat Hokelek
Saudi Medical Journal March 2016, 37 (3) 288-292; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.3.13061
Yunus E. Beyhan
From the Department of Parasitology (Beyhan, Yilmaz), Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, the Department of Microbiology (Hokelek), Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hasan Yilmaz
From the Department of Parasitology (Beyhan, Yilmaz), Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, the Department of Microbiology (Hokelek), Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Murat Hokelek
From the Department of Parasitology (Beyhan, Yilmaz), Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, the Department of Microbiology (Hokelek), Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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