Three new macrolide efflux (mef) gene variants in Streptococcus agalactiae

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Cai, Yongwei
Kong, Fanrong
Gilbert, Gwendolyn L. [1 ]
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[1] Hangzhou Peoples Hosp 3, Dept Dermatol, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] ICPMR, CIDM, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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10.1128/JCM.00579-07
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Q93 [微生物学];
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