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Original Research

Investigations on Acinetophage, QAB 3.4, Targeting Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates

Aamir Hussain1 Combined Military Hospital Multan, Multan, Pakistan;2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan;3 Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Shaheena Kousar2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Ihsan Ullah3 Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Aqsa Zulfiqar2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Hafiz Arslan Ali2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Amina Manzoor2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Atif Aziz2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Asghar Javaid4 Pathology Department, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8434-2953
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Mubashar Aziz2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Binish Khaliq5 Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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Humera Nazir2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Aleem Ahmed Khan2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Ahmed Akrem2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Muhammad Qamar Saeed2 Dr. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhry Laboratory of Microbial Technologies, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 4261-4269 | Published online: 15 Oct 2021

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