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. 1992 Apr;174(7):2053–2058. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.7.2053-2058.1992

Is cross regulation by phosphorylation of two-component response regulator proteins important in bacteria?

B L Wanner 1
PMCID: PMC205819  PMID: 1551826

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