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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Thangamani, Shankar, Mohammad, Haroon, Abushahba, Mostafa F. N., Hamed, Maha I., Sobreira, Tiago J. P., Hedrick, Victoria E., Paul, Lake N., Seleem, Mohamed N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639749/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26553420
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep16407
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