A Klebsiella pneumoniae Regulatory Mutant Has Reduced Capsule Expression but Retains Hypermucoviscosity
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عنوان ژورنال: mBio
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2161-2129,2150-7511
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00089-19