Occurrence of Virulence Determinants in Fecal Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Pigs and Chickens in Korea
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Hwang, In-Yeong
(National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF))
Lim, Suk-Kyung (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF)) Ku, Hyun-Ok (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF)) Park, Choi-Kyu (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF)) Jung, Suk-Chan (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF)) Park, Yong-Ho (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) Nam, Hyang-Mi (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF)) |
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