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. 1967 Jun;31(2):95–109. doi: 10.1128/br.31.2.95-109.1967

Status of bacterial toxins and their nomenclature: need for discipline and clarity of expression.

P F Bonventre, R E Lincoln, C Lamanna
PMCID: PMC378271  PMID: 5342715

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