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Original Article

Growth and virulence of a complement-activation-negative mutant of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the rabbit cornea

M. K. Johnson Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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M. C. Callegan LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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L. S. Engel LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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R. J. O'callaghan LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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J. M. Hill LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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J. A. Hobden LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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G. J. Boulnois Leicester University, Leicester, UK; Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4TG, UK
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P. W. Andrew Leicester University, Leicester, UK
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T. J. Mitchell Leicester University, Leicester, UK
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Pages 281-284 | Received 15 Jul 1994, Accepted 07 Dec 1994, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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