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Editorial
. 2017 Oct 3;8(7):1102-1104.
doi: 10.1080/21505594.2017.1328344. Epub 2017 May 10.

Unravelling pathogenetic mechanisms of epidemic lineages

Oddvar Oppegaard  1   2
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Editorial

Unravelling pathogenetic mechanisms of epidemic lineages

Oddvar Oppegaard. Virulence. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Streptococcus pyogenes; outbreak; spd1; streptodornase; whole genome sequencing.

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