Shiga toxins: Potent poisons, pathogenicity determinants, and pharmacological agents

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  Melton Celsa, A R ^a   Smith, M J ^a   O'Brien, A D ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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