High Incidence of Escherichia coli Strains Coharboring mcr-1 and blaNDM from Chickens.
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SUBMITTER: Liu BT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5328528 | biostudies-other | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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