Taking aim on bacterial pathogens: from phage therapy to enzybiotics
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Taking aim on bacterial pathogens: from phage therapy to enzybiotics.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Microbiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1369-5274
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2007.08.002