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Full Length Research Paper

Cloning and Characterization of the Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae fur Gene and its Role in Regulation of ApxI and AfuABC Expression

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Pages 169-181 | Received 02 Oct 2002, Published online: 27 Jan 2010

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