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Research Article

Insilico screening to identify novel inhibitors targeting 30S ribosomal protein S12 in meningitis-causing organism ‘Elizabethkingia meningoseptica’

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Received 06 Oct 2023, Accepted 15 Feb 2024, Published online: 26 Feb 2024

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