Towards a structural basis for the relationship between blood group and the severity of El Tor cholera.
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SUBMITTER: Mandal PK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3505909 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
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Towards a structural basis for the relationship between blood group and the severity of El Tor cholera.
Mandal Pintu K PK Branson Thomas R TR Hayes Edward D ED Ross James F JF Gavín Jose A JA Daranas Antonio H AH Turnbull W Bruce WB
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20120405 21
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