Deletion of znuA Virulence Factor Attenuates Brucella abortus and Confers Protection against Wild-Type Challenge

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Infection and Immunity

• Publication date

  2006-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1128/IAI.01957-05PMID 16790759PMCID PMC1489696
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