Antigen 85C Inhibition Restricts Mycobacterium tuberculosis Growth through Disruption of Cord Factor Biosynthesis
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.05742-11