Clostridium difficile Lipoprotein GerS Is Required for Cortex Modification and Thus Spore Germination
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: mSphere
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2379-5042
DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00205-18