Structure of the autoinducer required for expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on January 04, 1994

Authors

J P Pearson1, K M Gray, L Passador, K D Tucker, A Eberhard, B H Iglewski, E P Greenberg

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1: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.

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