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Effect of Radix Paeoniae Rubra aqueous extract on the virulence and antibiotic susceptibility of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli Cover

Effect of Radix Paeoniae Rubra aqueous extract on the virulence and antibiotic susceptibility of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli

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|Mar 2026

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Language: English
Page range: 57 - 65
Submitted on: Jul 2, 2025
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Accepted on: Mar 25, 2026
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Published on: Mar 30, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2026 Xibo Xue, Chunliang Jiang, Huixia Mao, Huiqin Duan, Ying-Jian Sun, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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