Indirect Selection against Antibiotic Resistance via Specialized Plasmid-Dependent Bacteriophages
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Plasmid mediated antibiotic resistance
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Microorganisms
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2076-2607
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020280