Virulence-associated chromosomal loci of Shigella flexneri identified by random Tn5 insertion mutagenesis.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on January 01, 1991

Authors

N Okada1, C Sasakawa, T Tobe, M Yamada, S Nagai, K A Talukder, K Komatsu, S Kanegasaki, M Yoshikawa

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1: Department of Bacteriology, University of Tokyo, Japan.

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