Bacteriocinogenic Potential of Newly Isolated Strains of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis from Dairy Products of Pakistan
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Javed, Imran
(Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University)
Ahmed, Safia (Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University) Ali, Muhammad Ishtiaq (Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University) Ahmad, Bashir (Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University) Ghumro, Pir Bux (Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University) Hameed, Abdul (Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University) Chaudry, Ghulam Jilani (South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio) |
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