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Research Papers

F199E substitution reduced toxicity of Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin by depriving the receptor binding capability

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Pages 1598-1608 | Received 12 Dec 2016, Accepted 02 Mar 2017, Published online: 17 Apr 2017

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