Site-directed mutagenesis of the 19-kilodalton lipoprotein antigen reveals No essential role for the protein in the growth and virulence of Mycobacterium intracellulare.

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Published in Infect Immun on August 01, 1998

Authors

E Mahenthiralingam1, B I Marklund, L A Brooks, D A Smith, G J Bancroft, R W Stokes

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious and Immunological Diseases, B.C. Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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