Replicative genomics can help Helicobacter fraternity usher in good times

Gut Pathogens

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ahmed, Niyaz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 79959364171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17574749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-2-25     Document Type: Editorial

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