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Schneiders, T., Findlay, J., Amyes, S.G. (2008). Efflux Pumps in Acinetobacter baumannii . In: Bergogne-Bérézin, E., Friedman, H., Bendinelli, M. (eds) Acinetobacter Biology and Pathogenesis. Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77944-7_6

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