Phenotypic and Genotypic Differences of the Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Humans and Poultry in Korea |
Oh, Jae-Young
(Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
An, Seung-Hun (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Jin, Jong-Sook (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Lee, Yoo-Chul (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Cho, Dong-Teak (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Lee, Je-Chul (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) |
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