The glucosyl-1-phosphate transferase WchA (Cap8E) primes the capsular polysaccharide repeat unit biosynthesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8
- 30 December 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Vol. 327 (3), 857-865
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.12.082
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