Importance of lipopolysaccharide and cyclic β-1,2-glucans in Brucella-mammalian infections

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Haag, Andreas F ^a   Myka, Kamila K ^a   Arnold, Markus F F ^a   Caro Hernández, Paola ^a   Ferguson, Gail P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 80052447063     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/124509     Document Type: Article

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