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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2017; 9(01): 064-065
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.187924
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Emergence of Aeromonas spp. Harboring Multiple Carbapenemase-encoding Genes from Hospital Sewage

Tuhina Banerjee
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sourav Pal
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Arghya Das
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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