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Xin Liu
Back to facultyAdjunct ProfessorDepartment of Civil EngineeringUniversity of Ottawa
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L-fucose utilization provides Campylobacter jejuni with a competitive advantage.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2011
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L-fucose utilization provides Campylobacter jejuni with a competitive advantage.
Stahl M, Friis LM, Nothaft H, Liu X, Li J, Szymanski CM, Stintzi A
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2011
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