Agrobacterium tumefaciens T-complex transport apparatus: a paradigm for a new family of multifunctional transporters in eubacteria.

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Published in J Bacteriol on May 01, 1997

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P J Christie1

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1: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 77030, USA. christie@utmmg.med.uth.tmc.edu

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