Molecular genetics of yersinia lipopolysaccharide

Genetics of Bacterial Polysaccharides

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 23-51

  Skurnik, Mikael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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EID: 77956243914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420074413     Document Type: Chapter

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