To B12 or not to B12: Five questions on the role of cobalamin in host-microbial interactions

Carol A. Rowley; Melissa M. Kendall

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1007479

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To B₁₂ or not to B₁₂: Five questions on the role of cobalamin in host-microbial interactions

Carol A. Rowley,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Melissa M. Kendall

* E-mail: melissakendall@virginia.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-5347

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To B₁₂ or not to B₁₂: Five questions on the role of cobalamin in host-microbial interactions

Carol A. Rowley,
Melissa M. Kendall

Published: January 3, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007479

About the Authors

Carol A. Rowley

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Melissa M. Kendall

* E-mail: melissakendall@virginia.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-5347

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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