Prevalence of putative virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterococcus faecalis isolates from patients with dental diseases

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Salah, Randa ^a   Dar Odeh, Najla ^a   Abu Hammad, Osama ^a   Shehabi, Asem A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

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EID: 45349092704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-8-17     Document Type: Article

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