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Consequences of the interaction of β-lactam antibiotics with penicillin binding proteins from sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

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Labischinski, H. Consequences of the interaction of β-lactam antibiotics with penicillin binding proteins from sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Med Microbiol Immunol 181, 241–265 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198846

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