Identification of a Novel Arabinofuranosyltransferase (AftA) Involved in Cell Wall Arabinan Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 281 (23) , 15653-15661
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m600045200
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