Variable antigens of Ureaplasma urealyticum containing both serovar-specific and serovar-cross-reactive epitopes.

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Published in Infect Immun on November 01, 1990

Authors

H L Watson1, D K Blalock, G H Cassell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Medicine 35294.

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