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. 1961 Apr;81(4):527–540. doi: 10.1128/jb.81.4.527-540.1961

TOXINOGENY IN CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE

Lane Barksdale 1,1, Louis Garmise 1, Rafael Rivera 1
PMCID: PMC279048  PMID: 13687033

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