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Ofek, I., Hasty, D.L., Abraham, S.N., Sharon, N. (2002). Role of Bacterial Lectins in Urinary Tract Infections. In: Emoődy, L., Pál, T., Hacker, J., Blum-Oehler, G. (eds) Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 485. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46840-9_25
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