F17-like fimbriae from an invasive Escherichia coli strain producing cytotoxic necrotizing factor type 2 toxin
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.62.6.2633-2638.1994