Population structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from five Mediterranean countries: evidence for frequent recombination and epidemic occurrence of CC235.

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Published in PLoS One on October 03, 2011

Authors

Makaoui Maatallah1, Jihane Cheriaa, Amina Backhrouf, Aina Iversen, Hajo Grundmann, Thuy Do, Philippe Lanotte, Maha Mastouri, Mohamed Salem Elghmati, Fernando Rojo, Snoussi Mejdi, Christian G Giske

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1: Laboratoire d'Analyse, Traitement et Valorisation des Polluants de l'Environnement et des Produits, Faculté de Pharmacie, Monastir, Tunisia.

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