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. 1992 Jun;60(6):2147–2152. doi: 10.1128/iai.60.6.2147-2152.1992

Multiple adhesins of streptococci.

D L Hasty 1, I Ofek 1, H S Courtney 1, R J Doyle 1
PMCID: PMC257136  PMID: 1587582

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