The enterotoxin of Bacteroides fragilis is a metalloprotease.

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Published in Infect Immun on January 01, 1995

Authors

J S Moncrief1, R Obiso, L A Barroso, J J Kling, R L Wright, R L Van Tassell, D M Lyerly, T D Wilkins

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1: Department of Biochemistry and Anaerobic Microbiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0305.

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