Specific antibody promotes opsonization and PMN-mediated killing of phagocytosis-resistant Enterococcus faecium
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0928-8244
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-8244(00)00169-3