Antimicrobial amyloids?

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1597-1598

  Kagan, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79959684123     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.02.023     Document Type: Note

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