Anthrax toxins and the host: a story of intimacy
Open Access
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Cellular Microbiology
- Vol. 5 (1) , 15-23
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-5822.2003.00253.x
Abstract
Although the dramatic events of the year 2001 have revitalized the interest in anthrax, research on Bacillus anthracis and its major virulence factors is one of the oldest theme in microbiology and s...Keywords
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