Capsular polysaccharides of staphylococcus aureus

Genetics of Bacterial Polysaccharides

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 185-205

  Lee, Jean C ^a   Lee, Chia Y ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0001252983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420074413     Document Type: Chapter

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