The versatile bacterial type IV secretion systems
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  1. Eric Cascales (first)
  2. Peter J. Christie (additional)
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@article{Cascales_2003, title={The versatile bacterial type IV secretion systems}, volume={1}, ISSN={1740-1534}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro753}, DOI={10.1038/nrmicro753}, number={2}, journal={Nature Reviews Microbiology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Cascales, Eric and Christie, Peter J.}, year={2003}, month=nov, pages={137–149} }