Mutations within the mycolic acid biosynthetic pathway confer resistance to attachment and subsequent infection of Saccharibacterium Ca. Mycosynbacter amalyticus (#35)
Jayson JA Rose
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Matthew Johnson
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Steven Batinovic
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Robert J Seviour
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Debnath Ghosal
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Steve Petrovski
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- Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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