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    Shuping Zhang & George C. Stewart

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Zhang, S., Stewart, G.C. (2001). Staphylococcal Enterotoxins. In: Honeyman, A.L., Friedman, H., Bendinelli, M. (eds) Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Disease. Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46848-4_7

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