Muropeptide-driven revival from dormancy in bacterial pathogens: a structural perspective
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Nod1 detects a unique muropeptide from gram-negative bacterial peptidoglycan.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0108-7673
DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311087897