From multiple pathogenicity islands to a unique organized pathogenicity archipelago
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From multiple pathogenicity islands to a unique organized pathogenicity archipelago
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/srep27978