Pseudomonas aeruginosa injects NDK into host cells through a type III secretion system

Dennis Neeld1, Yongxin Jin2, Candace Bichsel1

  • 1Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

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