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Phage Therapy as an Alternative to Antibiotics: Harnessing Phages in Oral Medicine

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2025-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2545-3149 | Journal ISSN: 0079-4252
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 95 - 111
Submitted on: Jun 11, 2025
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Accepted on: Jun 20, 2025
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Published on: Jul 8, 2025
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Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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