Is host lipidation of pathogen effector proteins a general virulence mechanism?

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue APR, 2011, Pages

  Méresse, Stéphane ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

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EID: 84858994489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00073     Document Type: Article

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