Phase variation in meningococcal lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis genes
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- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 34 (4) , 267-275
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695x.2002.tb00633.x
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