Characterization of a novel Neisseria meningitidis Fur and iron-regulated operon required for protection from oxidative stress: utility of DNA microarray in the assignment of the biological role of hypothetical genes.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on November 01, 2004

Authors

Renata Grifantini1, Elisabetta Frigimelica, Isabel Delany, Erika Bartolini, Serena Giovinazzi, Sergio Balloni, Sarika Agarwal, Giuliano Galli, Caroline Genco, Guido Grandi

Author Affiliations

1: Chiron Vaccines, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy.

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