RTX toxins in Pasteurellaceae

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 292, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 149-158

  Frey, Joachim ^a   Kuhnert, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Host specificity; Pasteurellaceae; Pathogenicity; RTX toxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036745273     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00200     Document Type: Short Survey

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