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The uptake of vitamin B12 byE. coli: Possible significance in relation to the blind loop syndrome

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  1. From the Gastrointestinal Unit of the University Department of Therapeutics at The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland

    A. W. Dellipiani M.D. (M.R.C.P.E.), R. R. Samson F.I.M.L.T., R. H. Girdwood M.D., Ph.D., M.D. (F.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.E.) & F. C. Path

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Dellipiani, A.W., Samson, R.R., Girdwood, R.H. et al. The uptake of vitamin B12 byE. coli: Possible significance in relation to the blind loop syndrome. Digest Dis Sci 13, 718–726 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232996

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