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aDepartment of Bacteriology, University of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky
1
This investigation represents a portion of a dissertation submitted by the senior author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Ph.D. degree at the University of Kentucky.
2
This work was supported by contract with the Research and Development Division, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army.