Capsular Sialyltransferase Specificity Mediates Different Phenotypes in Streptococcus suis and Group B Streptococcus
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Citation: Roy D, Takamatsu D, Okura M, Goyette-Desjardins G, Van Calsteren M-R, Dumesnil A, Gottschalk M and Segura M (2018) Capsular Sialyltransferase Specificity Mediates Different Phenotypes in Streptococcus suis and Group B Streptococcus. Front. Microbiol. 9:545. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00545 Capsular Sialyltransferase Specificity Mediates Different Phenotypes in Streptococcus suis and Group B Streptococcus
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