ENDOTOXIN-INDUCED TOLERANCE TO TOXIC MANIFESTATIONS OF CANDIDA ALBICANS
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Biological and chemical characterization of toxic substances from Candida albicans.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.85.5.1088-1093.1963