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. 1995 Oct-Dec;1(4):129–131. doi: 10.3201/eid0104.950404

Helicobacter hepaticus, a recently recognized bacterial pathogen, associated with chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular neoplasia in laboratory mice.

J M Rice 1
PMCID: PMC2626889  PMID: 8903182

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