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. 1993 Apr;37(4):927–928. doi: 10.1128/aac.37.4.927

Nomenclature of aminoglycoside resistance genes: a comment.

J A van de Klundert, J S Vliegenthart
PMCID: PMC187821  PMID: 8494396

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