Contribution of Capsular and Lipopolysaccharide Antigens to the Pathogenesis of Klebsiella pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Infection

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 699-702

  Chhibber, S ^a   Aggarwal, S ^a   Yadav, V ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0347567457     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02993481     Document Type: Article

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