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Adv Pharm Bull. 2018;8(4): 683-695. doi: 10.15171/apb.2018.077
PMID: 30607341        PMCID: PMC6311637

Research Article

Molecular Identification and Probiotic Potential Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Human Vaginal Microbiota

Yousef Nami 1 * ORCID, Babak Haghshenas 2, Ahmad Yari Khosroushahi 3,4

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