Selection Footprint in the FimH Adhesin Shows Pathoadaptive Niche Differentiation in Escherichia coli
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Selection footprint in the FimH adhesin shows pathoadaptive niche differentiation in Escherichia coli.
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology and Evolution
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0737-4038,1537-1719
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh136