Bacteriophage Interactions With Epithelial Cells: Therapeutic Implications.

Front Microbiol

Bacteriophage Laboratory, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences (HIIET PAS), Wrocław, Poland.

Published: January 2021

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