Mycobacterium tuberculosisSubverts Innate Immunity to Evade Specific Effectors
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis subverts innate immunity to evade specific effectors.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Immunology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0022-1767,1550-6606
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.9.6245