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Farmer’s lung. Thermophilic actinomycetes as a source of “farmer’s lung hay” antigen.
Lancet, 2, 607-11. 1963.
Pepys and five co-authors showed that thermophilic actinomycetes, especially Micropolyspora faeni, were the cause of farmer’s lung due to mouldy hay.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #3215.6 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/4378 |
| External URL | farmers-lung-thermophilic-actinomycetes-as-a-source-of-farmers-lung-hay-antigen |