Science, names giving and names calling: Change NDM-1 to PCM

Mens Sana Monographs

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 294-319

  Singh, Ajai R ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Carbapenems; Eponymous names; Journal editors; Metallo lactamase; Names changing; Names giving; NDM 1; PCM; Plasmids; Scientific names giving; Submission guidelines; Superbug

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955124325     PISSN: 09731229     EISSN: 19984014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1229.77446     Document Type: Article

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