A ferric dicitrate uptake system is required for the full virulence of Bacillus cereus.

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Published in Curr Microbiol on April 11, 2005

Authors

Duncan R Harvie1, David J Ellar

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.

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