Virulence-resistance plasmids (pUO-StVR2-like) in meat isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (original) (raw)
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PLoS ONE, 2014
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International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2008
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Reviews in Medical Microbiology, 2011
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