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Targeting FtsZ for antibacterial therapy: a promising avenue

Sonia Kapoor Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Mumbai 400076, India +91 22 25767838; +91 22 25723480; [email protected]
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Dulal Panda Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Mumbai 400076, India +91 22 25767838; +91 22 25723480; [email protected]
Pages 1037-1051 | Published online: 07 Aug 2009

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