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 factors and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from different clinical infections

Ahmed Abduljabbar Jaloob Aljanaby*
  • Ahmed Abduljabbar Jaloob Aljanaby*
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Iraq.
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Alaa Hassan Abdulhusain Alhasani
  • Alaa Hassan Abdulhusain Alhasani
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Iraq.
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  •  Received: 13 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 29 April 2016
  •  Published: 14 June 2016

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