Identification and characterization of an operon of Helicobacter pylori that is involved in motility and stress adaptation.

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Published in J Bacteriol on August 01, 1997

Authors

D Beier1, G Spohn, R Rappuoli, V Scarlato

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular Biology, Immunobiological Research Institute Siena, Chiron Vaccines, Italy.

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