β-Hemolytic Streptococcus anginosus subsp. anginosus causes streptolysin S-dependent cytotoxicity to human cell culture lines in vitro
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Oral Microbiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2000-2297
DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2019.1609839