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Comment
. 2008 Mar;14(3):511.
doi: 10.3201/eid1403.080065.

On Rickettsia nomenclature

Robert F Massung  1 , William L Nicholson, Marina E Eremeeva, Gregory A Dasch
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Comment

On Rickettsia nomenclature

Robert F Massung et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar.

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On Rickettsia Nomenclature

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