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. 1989 Apr;2(Suppl):S92–103. doi: 10.1128/cmr.2.suppl.s92

Genetic loci and linkage associations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis.

S E West 1, V L Clark 1
PMCID: PMC358085  PMID: 2497967

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