Biotechnological approaches to fight pathogens at mucosal sites.

Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev

Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, GKT Dental Institute, King's College London at Guy's Hospital, Floor 28 Guy's Tower, London SE1 9RT, UK.

Published: February 2002

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