Lipooligosaccharide Structure is an Important Determinant in the Resistance of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae to Antimicrobial Agents of Innate Host Defense.

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Published in Front Microbiol on February 18, 2011

Authors

Jacqueline T Balthazar1, Asiya Gusa, Larry E Martin, Biswa Choudhury, Russell Carlson, William M Shafer

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratories of Bacterial Pathogenesis, VA Medical Research Service, VA Medical Center Decatur, GA, USA.

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