Virulence conversion of Legionella pneumophila by conjugal transfer of chromosomal DNA.

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Published in J Bacteriol on November 01, 2003

Authors

Hiroshi Miyamoto1, Shin-ichi Yoshida, Hatsumi Taniguchi, Howard A Shuman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan. miyamoto@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp

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