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Hydrolysis of third-generation cephalosporins byEnterobacter cloacae beta-lactamase

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Cullmann, W. Hydrolysis of third-generation cephalosporins byEnterobacter cloacae beta-lactamase. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 4, 607–609 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013414

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