Purification, characterization, and genetic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis urease, a potentially critical determinant of host-pathogen interaction.

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Published in J Bacteriol on October 01, 1995

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D L Clemens1, B Y Lee, M A Horwitz

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1: Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA.

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