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Review Article

Understanding the biology of 16 kDa antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Scope in diagnosis, vaccine design and therapy

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Pages 349-357 | Received 12 Apr 2011, Accepted 15 Jul 2011, Published online: 15 Sep 2011

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