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• Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 20 (1) • Mar 1987 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821987000100004   copy

A study of bacterial contamination of rattlesnake venom

The authors studied the bacterial contamination of rattlesnake venom isolated from snakes in captivity and wild snakes caught recently. The captive snakes showed a relatively high incidence of bacterial contamination of their venom.

Rattlesnake venom; Bacterial contamination

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