Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis and Molecular Determinants of Virulence
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis and molecular determinants of virulence.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.16.3.463-496.2003