Tn916-like genetic elements: a diverse group of modular mobile elements conferring antibiotic resistance
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1574-6976
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00283.x