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Research Article

Safety of the Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 9843 (=strain 299v) in an Endocarditis Animal Model

Diya Adawi Surgery, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
,
Göran Molin Food Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
,
Siv Ahrné
&
Bengt Jeppsson
Pages 50-53 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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