Cloning and characterization of an outer membrane protein of Vibrio vulnificus required for heme utilization: regulation of expression and determination of the gene sequence.

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Published in Infect Immun on July 01, 1998

Authors

C M Litwin1, B L Byrne

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Clinical Immunology, Microbiology and Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. Christine_Litwin@hlthsci.med.utah.edu

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