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Letter to the Editor

Expression of FusC gene Among methicillin resistant Staph aureus clinical isolates resistant to fusidic acid, Cairo, Egypt

Doaa M. GhaithDepartment of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sherif M. ElnagdyDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1331-8977
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Nagwa A. TharwatDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Mennatollah SaidDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Pages 878-879 | Received 03 Aug 2019, Accepted 10 Aug 2019, Published online: 26 Aug 2019

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