Sub-inhibitory membrane damage undermines Staphylococcus aureus virulence
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0005-2736
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.04.002