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Isolation of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria from carpets of mosques in Tripoli, Libya

Amal RahoumaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
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Abdunabi ElghamoudiDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
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Halima NashnoushDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
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Khalifa BelhajDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
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Khaled TawilDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
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Khalifa Sifaw GhengheshDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
Article: 5536 | Received 17 Aug 2010, Accepted 23 Aug 2010, Published online: 13 Sep 2010

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