Diversity and evolution of the class A chromosomal beta-lactamase gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on July 01, 2004

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S Haeggman1, S Löfdahl, A Paauw, J Verhoef, S Brisse

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1: Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SE-171 82 Solna, Sweden.

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