Characterization of the urease operon of Brucella abortus and assessment of its role in virulence of the bacterium.

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Published in Infect Immun on November 13, 2006

Authors

Félix J Sangari1, Asunción Seoane, María Cruz Rodríguez, Jesús Agüero, Juan M García Lobo

Author Affiliations

1: Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n, 39011 Santander, Spain.

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