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Review
. 2006 Apr;50(4):1123-9.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.50.4.1123-1129.2006.

Beta-lactamase nomenclature

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Review

Beta-lactamase nomenclature

George A Jacoby. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Apr.
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