Functional Analysis of Putative Adhesion Factors in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM
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Functional analysis of putative adhesion factors in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM.
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.12.8344-8351.2005