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Editorial
. 2017 Aug 18;8(6):646-648.
doi: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1271860. Epub 2016 Dec 29.

Importance of strain lineages for Group B streptococcal survival

Bryan M Hancock  1 , Kelly S Doran  1
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Editorial

Importance of strain lineages for Group B streptococcal survival

Bryan M Hancock et al. Virulence. .
No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotics; group b streptococcus; intracellular survival; macrophage; meningitis.

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