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BiologyExtrachromosomal DNAMobile genetic elementsMultiple drug resistanceAntibioticsPlasmidMicrobiologyEffluxBacteriaAntibiotic resistanceGeneticsDNA
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- 128
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- 6
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- 1037-1050
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Michael N. Alekshun,
Stuart B. Levy
(2007).
Molecular Mechanisms of Antibacterial Multidrug Resistance.
Cell
, 128
(6)
, 1037-1050.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2007.03.004
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- 10.1016/j.cell.2007.03.004