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Lysis and biodegradation of microorganisms in infectious sites may involve cooperation between leukocyte, serum factors and bacterial wall autolysins: A working hypothesis

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This study was supported by a research grant obtained from Dr. Samuel M. Robbins of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, and from The Basic Research Foundation, The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel.

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Ginsburg, I., Lahav, M. Lysis and biodegradation of microorganisms in infectious sites may involve cooperation between leukocyte, serum factors and bacterial wall autolysins: A working hypothesis. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2, 186–191 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02029513

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