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Articles; Medical Biotechnology

Antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in enterococcus strains isolated from different hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Mohamed M. HassanScientific Research Center, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Unit, Taif University, KSA;Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Genetics, Minufiya University, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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El-Sayed B. BelalFaculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Botany Department (Agricultural Microbiology), Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, EgyptView further author information
Pages 726-732 | Received 25 Nov 2015, Accepted 28 Apr 2016, Published online: 01 Jun 2016

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