Genomic diversity and organization of virulence genes in the pathogenic anaerobe Clostridium perfringens.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on June 01, 1992

Authors

B Canard1, B Saint-Joanis, S T Cole

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1: Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Bactérienne, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

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