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Main Authors: Muhammad Tamoor, Nadia A. Samak, Yunpu Jia, Muhammad Umar Mushtaq, Hassan Sher, Maryam Bibi, Jianmin Xing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.777727/full