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In common with other body fluids, milk contains several bactericidal and bacteriostatic factors.
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REITER, B., ORAM, J. Bacterial Inhibitors in Milk and other Biological Fluids. Nature 216, 328–330 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216328a0
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