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Research Article

Revolutionizing and identifying novel drug targets in Citrobacter koseri via subtractive proteomics and development of a multi-epitope vaccine using reverse vaccinology and immuno-informatics

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Received 16 Nov 2023, Accepted 04 Feb 2024, Published online: 26 Feb 2024

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