Ubiquitous Distribution of the Competence Related Genes comA and comC Among Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

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• Publication year

  1997

• Venue

  Microbial Drug Resistance

• Publication date

  1997-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1089/mdr.1997.3.39PMID 9109095
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