Review: Lipopolysaccharide of Burkholderia cepacia complex
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Lipopolysaccharide chemotypes of Burkholderia cepacia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Endotoxin Research
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0968-0519
DOI: 10.1177/09680519030090040101