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. 1964 Aug;52(2):259–265. doi: 10.1073/pnas.52.2.259

THE ROLE OF D-ALANINE IN THE SEROLOGICAL SPECIFICITY OF GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL GLYCEROL TEICHOIC ACID*

Maclyn McCarty 1
PMCID: PMC300269  PMID: 14206588

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