Host nutritional status: the neglected virulence factor
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Host nutritional status: the neglected virulence factor.
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عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Microbiology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0966-842X
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2004.07.007