African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Virulence profiles of clinical and environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Central Morocco

Itto MAROUI
  • Itto MAROUI
  • Ecology and Biodiversity of Wetlands Team, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco.
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Asmae ABOULKACEM
  • Asmae ABOULKACEM
  • Ecology and Biodiversity of Wetlands Team, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco.
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Mohammed TIMINOUNI
  • Mohammed TIMINOUNI
  • Molecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco.
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Abdelhaq BELHAJ
  • Abdelhaq BELHAJ
  • Ecology and Biodiversity of Wetlands Team, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco.
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  •  Received: 23 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 03 March 2016
  •  Published: 14 April 2016

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