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Main Authors: Ying Yang, Fangyi Chen, Hui-Yun Chen, Hui Peng, Hua Hao, Ke-Jian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01589/full