Achromobacter xylosoxidans: An Emerging Pathogen Carrying Different Elements Involved in Horizontal Genetic Transfer
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Microbiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0343-8651,1432-0991
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-012-0213-5