Retrocyclins Kill Bacilli and Germinating Spores of Bacillus anthracis and Inactivate Anthrax Lethal Toxin*

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Biological Chemistry

• Publication date

  2006-10-27

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1074/jbc.M603614200PMID 16790431PMCID PMC2440672
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