Non-ribosomal factors in ribosome subunit assembly are emerging targets for new antibacterial drugs.

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Published in Curr Opin Pharmacol on August 04, 2006

Authors

David J Comartin1, Eric D Brown

Author Affiliations

1: Antimicrobial Research Centre and the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada.

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