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Toxin on a stick

Modular CDI toxin delivery systems play roles in bacterial competition

Stephanie K. Aoki Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology; University of California at Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, CA USA
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Stephen J. Poole Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology; University of California at Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, CA USA
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Christopher S. Hayes Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology and Biomolecular Sciences and Engineering; University of California at Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, CA USA
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David A. Low Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology and Biomolecular Sciences and Engineering; University of California at Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, CA USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 356-359 | Received 11 May 2011, Accepted 09 Jun 2011, Published online: 01 Jul 2011

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