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. 1958 Sep;76(3):272–280. doi: 10.1128/jb.76.3.272-280.1958

EFFECT OF ANTIPHAGE SERUM ON THE VIRULENCE OF CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE

Paul S Anderson Jr a,1, Philip B Cowles b
PMCID: PMC290201  PMID: 13575385

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