Novel Molecular Approaches to Target Microbial Virulence

Microbial infections still represent one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Irrational usage of antimicrobials has lead to increased resistance, causing clinical, social and economical disabilities. Therefore, one of the major challenges of scientists is to develop novel alter...

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Main Author: Holban, Alina Maria (auth)
Other Authors: Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015
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