Human in check: new threat from superbugs equipped with NDM-1

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Protein Cell ›› 2010, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (12) : 1051-1052. DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0134-7

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Human in check: new threat from superbugs equipped with NDM-1

Xiaoxue Zhang

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Xiaoxue Zhang. Human in check: new threat from superbugs equipped with NDM-1. Prot Cell, 2010, 1(12): 1051‒1052 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13238-010-0134-7

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