Biosynthesis of bacterial peptidoglycan

Microbial Glycobiology: Structures, Relevance and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 285-304

  van Heijenoort, Jean ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY OF THE CELL I2BC   (France)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374546-0.00016-X     Document Type: Chapter

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