The reasons why *Klebsiella pneumoniae* becomes a leading opportunistic pathogen

V. Chebotar Igor; Yu.A.  Bocharova; I.V.  Podoprigora; D.A.  Shagin

doi:10.36488/cmac.2020.1.4-19

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