International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 8 , Pages e682-e687 , August 2010

Guanosine triphosphatases as novel therapeutic targets in tuberculosis

Received 8 May 2009 ,Revised 4 November 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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