Genetic bases and medical relevance of capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in pathogenic streptococci.

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Published in Curr Mol Med on September 01, 2001

Authors

D Llull1, R López, E García

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1: Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Madrid, Spain.

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