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Extracellular proteinase production and the pathogenicity of Nocardiae

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Tsuboi, R., Yamaguchi, T., Matsuda, K. et al. Extracellular proteinase production and the pathogenicity of Nocardiae . Arch Dermatol Res 281, 78–80 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424279

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