Reservoir of bacterial exotoxin genes in the environment

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Casas, Veronica ^a   Magbanua, Joseph ^a   Sobrepẽna, Gerico ^a   Kelley, Scott T ^a   Maloy, Stanley R ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80052452833     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/754368     Document Type: Article

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