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Original Articles

Lysogeny of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the Role of Prophages in Transfer of Conjugative and Non-Conjugative Plasmids

V.S. ZuevaLaboratory of Staphylococcal Infections, Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 18 Gamaleya St., 123098Moscow, USSR
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L.N. NesterenkoLaboratory of Staphylococcal Infections, Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 18 Gamaleya St., 123098Moscow, USSR
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O.A. DmitrenkoLaboratory of Staphylococcal Infections, Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 18 Gamaleya St., 123098Moscow, USSR
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A.K. AkatovLaboratory of Staphylococcal Infections, Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 18 Gamaleya St., 123098Moscow, USSR
Pages 279-282 | Published online: 15 Jul 2016

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