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Editorial
. 2020 Dec 8;11(12):1470.
doi: 10.3390/genes11121470.

Metal-Resistance in Bacteria: Why Care?

Raymond J Turner  1 , Li-Nan Huang  2 , Carlo Viti  3 , Alessio Mengoni  4
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Metal-Resistance in Bacteria: Why Care?

Raymond J Turner et al. Genes (Basel). .

Abstract

Heavy metal resistance is more than the tolerance one has towards a particular music genera [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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