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Cross-reaction of spontaneous capsule-deficientHaemophilus influenzae type b mutants with type-specific antisera

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    T. J. Falla, E. C. Anderson, M. M. Chappell, M. P. E. Slack & D. W. M. Crook

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Falla, T.J., Anderson, E.C., Chappell, M.M. et al. Cross-reaction of spontaneous capsule-deficientHaemophilus influenzae type b mutants with type-specific antisera. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 147–148 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967598

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