PCR Detection of Virulence Genes Encoding Coagulase and Other Toxins among Clinical Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
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Jung Hye-Jin
(Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University)
Cho Joon-Il (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) Song Eun-Seop (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inha University) Kim Jin-Ju (Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University) Kim Keun-Sung (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) |
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