Dead or alive: how the immune system detects microbial viability
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Dead or alive: molecular assessment of microbial viability.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Immunology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0952-7915
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2018.09.018