Broad geographical distribution of a cytotoxin gene mediating beta-hemolysis and bacteriocin activity among Streptococcus faecalis strains.

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Published in Infect Immun on June 01, 1983

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D J LeBlanc, L N Lee, D B Clewell, D Behnke

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