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Adv Pharm Bull. 2019;9(3): 335-347. doi: 10.15171/apb.2019.041
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Review Article

Drug Resistance and the Prevention Strategies in Food Borne Bacteria: An Update Review

Fataneh Hashempour-Baltork 1 ORCID, Hedayat Hosseini 2,3 * ORCID, Saeedeh Shojaee-Aliabadi 2 ORCID, Mohammadali Torbati 4 ORCID, Adel Mirza Alizadeh 1 ORCID, Matin Alizadeh 5 ORCID

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