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2025 Vol.55, Issue 2

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30 June 2025. pp. 91-110
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Information
  • Publisher :The Korean Society for Microbiology and The Korean Society of Virology
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한미생물학회‧대한바이러스학회
  • Journal Title :JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY
  • Volume : 55
  • No :2
  • Pages :91-110
  • Received Date : 2025-02-20
  • Revised Date : 2025-04-23
  • Accepted Date : 2025-05-26