and lytA in Vancomycin-Tolerant Pneumococci |
Olivares, Alma
(Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico)
Trejo, Jose Olivares (Genomics Science Department, Autonomous University of Mexico City) Arellano-Galindo, Jose (Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico) Zuniga, Gerardo (National School of Biological Science, National Polytechnic Institute) Escalona, Gerardo (Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico) Vigueras, Juan Carlos (Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico) Marin, Paula (Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico) Xicohtencatl, Juan (Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico) Valencia, Pedro (Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico) Velazquez-Guadarrama, Norma (Bacteriology Laboratory, Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico) |
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