Identification of a staphylococcal AgrB segment(s) responsible for group-specific processing of AgrD by gene swapping.

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Published in J Bacteriol on October 01, 2004

Authors

Linsheng Zhang1, Guangyong Ji

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.

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