The role of the Type IV pili system in the virulence of Francisella tularensis
Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative intracellular pathogen causing the zoonotic disease tularemia. F. tularensis can be found almost all over the world and has been recovered from several animal species, even though the natural reservoir of the bacterium and parts of its life cycle are still u...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet)
2008
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1656 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-553-0 |