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. 1995 Jun;33(6):1638. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.6.1638-1638.1995

Helcococcus, a new genus of catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci isolated from clinical specimens.

A M Caliendo 1, C D Jordan 1, K L Ruoff 1
PMCID: PMC228232  PMID: 7650202

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