Roles for Cell Wall Glycopeptidolipid in Surface Adherence and Planktonic Dispersal of Mycobacterium avium
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01633-06