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In vitro and in silico investigation of caprylic acid effect on multi drug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm

Abhishek GuptaCentre for Research in Infectious diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology (SCBT), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, IndiaView further author information
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Lalitha CheepurupalliCentre for Research in Infectious diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology (SCBT), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, IndiaView further author information
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S. VigneswaranCentre for Research in Infectious diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology (SCBT), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, IndiaView further author information
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Sudarshan Singh RathoreCentre for Research in Infectious diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology (SCBT), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, IndiaView further author information
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S. Suma MohanCentre for Research in Infectious diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology (SCBT), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Jayapradha RamakrishnanCentre for Research in Infectious diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology (SCBT), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, IndiaView further author information
Pages 616-624 | Received 09 Nov 2018, Accepted 06 Feb 2019, Published online: 27 Feb 2019

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