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Editorial

Re-Evaluating the Approach to Drug Target Discovery in Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli

Timothy C Umland1 Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14203, USA;2 Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 700 Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14203, USAView further author information
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L Wayne Schultz1 Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14203, USA;2 Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 700 Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14203, USAView further author information
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Thomas A Russo3 Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA;4 Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA;5 The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA;6 Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1113-1116 | Published online: 18 Nov 2014

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