Characterizing clinical isolates of Acanthamoeba castellanii with high resistance to polyhexamethylene biguanide in Taiwan
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.10.011