The 18-kDa cytoplasmic protein of Brucella species --an antigen useful for diagnosis--is a lumazine synthase.

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Published in J Med Microbiol on September 01, 1999

Authors

F A Goldbaum1, C A Velikovsky, P C Baldi, S Mörtl, A Bacher, C A Fossati

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1: Instituto de Estudios de la Immunidad Humoral, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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