Analysis of type IV pilus and its associated motility in Myxococcus xanthus using an antibody reactive with native pilin and pili.

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Microbiology

• Publication date

  2005-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1099/MIC.0.27614-0PMID 15699186
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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