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Antibacterial activity and genomic characterisation of a novel Brevibacillus laterosporus XJ-24-3 isolated from Xinjiang, China Cover

Antibacterial activity and genomic characterisation of a novel Brevibacillus laterosporus XJ-24-3 isolated from Xinjiang, China

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|Sep 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 313 - 324
Submitted on: Jan 10, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 12, 2025
Published on: Sep 17, 2025
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