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. 1991 Jul;35(7):1273–1276. doi: 10.1128/aac.35.7.1273

Intrinsic and unusual resistance to macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin antibiotics in bacteria.

R Leclercq 1, P Courvalin 1
PMCID: PMC245157  PMID: 1929281

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