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. 1989 Apr;2(Suppl):S125–S133. doi: 10.1128/cmr.2.suppl.s125

Beta-lactamase plasmids and chromosomally mediated antibiotic resistance in pathogenic Neisseria species.

J A Dillon 1, K H Yeung 1
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