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Comment
. 2001 Jul;45(7):2181-2.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.7.2181-2182.2001.

Update on rifampin resistance in the Legionellaceae

A Serr, B F Koenig, M Heep, K Nielsen, J M Bangsborg
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Update on rifampin resistance in the Legionellaceae

A Serr et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Jul.
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FIG. 1
Rifampin resistance-determining regions in rpoB. Isoleucine codon positions and substitutions in rpoB cluster II and the newly described tyrosine (Y) substitution in L. bozemanii and threonine (T) substitution in H. pylori are indicated.
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