Deployment of the Burkholderia glumae type III secretion system as an efficient tool for translocating pathogen

Shailendra Sharma1, Shiveta Sharma, Akiko Hirabuchi

  • 1Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate, 024-0003, Japan.

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