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Jia Xin Yee1, Juhyun Kim2, Jinki Yeom3,4,5,6

  • 1Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.

Journal of Microbiology (Seoul, Korea)
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AntibioticsGram-negative bacteriaMembrane proteinsPathogenPersistence

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