Involvement of PhoP-PhoS Homologs in Enterococcus faecalis Virulence
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Antibiogram analysis and tracking of the virulence-related genes in Enterococcus faecalis isolates
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.4.1991-1996.2002