NANOPARTICLE TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE ANTIMICROBIALS
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Microbiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1948-982X
DOI: 10.3844/ajmsp.2014.35.36