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. 2008 Mar 25;105(12):4535-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801435105. Epub 2008 Mar 19.

The continuing evolution of a bacterial pathogen

James B Kaper  1 , Mohamed A Karmali
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The continuing evolution of a bacterial pathogen

James B Kaper et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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