Natural antibiotic resistance and contamination by antibiotic resistance determinants: The two ages in the evolution of resistance to antimicrobials

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Martínez, José L ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

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EID: 84873876284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00001     Document Type: Article

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