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Editorial

Pasteur revisited: An unexpected finding in Bacillus anthracis vaccine strains

Peter ThorkildsonDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA
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Haley L. KinneyDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA
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David P. AuCoinDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 506-507 | Received 29 Apr 2016, Accepted 02 May 2016, Published online: 03 Jun 2016

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