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Lipoproteins in Gram-negative bacteria: new insights into their biogenesis, subcellular targeting and functional

Jessica El Rayes1, Raquel Rodríguez-Alonso1, Jean-François Collet1

  • 1WELBIO, Avenue Hippocrate 75, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; de Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

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