Functional characterization of a small heat shock protein from <it>Mycobacterium leprae</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Small heat shock proteins are ubiquitous family of stress proteins, having a role in virulence and survival of the pathogen. <it>M. leprae</it>, the causative agent of leprosy is an uncultivable organism in defined media,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/208 |