Horizontal gene transfer and host specificity of beta-haemolytic streptococci: the role of a putative composite transposon containing scpB and lmb.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on August 01, 2001

Authors

C Franken1, G Haase, C Brandt, J Weber-Heynemann, S Martin, C Lämmler, A Podbielski, R Lütticken, B Spellerberg

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Medical Microbiology and National Reference Center for Streptococci, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany.

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