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Influence of bacterial proteins on the host's cell cycle

Francesca Benedetti1, Camila Summers1, Robert C Gallo1,2

  • 1Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation, Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

Cell Cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)
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Bacterial proteinscell cyclehost-pathogen interactionmicrobiotamicroenvironment

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