Sequence analysis of the genes encoding for the major virulence factors ofBacillus anthracisvaccine strain `Carbosap'
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- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 93 (1) , 117-121
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01660.x
Abstract
Aims: This study was performed to analyse the molecular characteristics of genes encoding for the major virulence factors in Bacillus anthracis vaccine strain `Carbosap' compared with the wild B. an...Keywords
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