Cellular signaling pathways and transcriptional regulation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Stress control and virulence

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 122-134

  Fontan, Patricia A ^a   Walters, Shaun ^a   Smith, Issar ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 4444335599     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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