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. 1989 Apr;2(Suppl):S83–S91. doi: 10.1128/cmr.2.suppl.s83

Interactions of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with human neutrophils.

R F Rest 1, W M Shafer 1
PMCID: PMC358084  PMID: 2497966

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