Contribution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis MmpL protein family to virulence and drug resistance.

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Published in Infect Immun on June 01, 2005

Authors

Pilar Domenech1, Michael B Reed, Clifton E Barry

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1: Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, 12441 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.

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