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Comment
. 2010 Aug;60(Pt 8):1717-1718.
doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.022830-0.

Objections to the transfer of Francisella novicida to the subspecies rank of Francisella tularensis

Anders Johansson  1 , Jean Celli  2 , Wayne Conlan  3 , Karen L Elkins  4 , Mats Forsman  5 , Paul S Keim  6 , Pär Larsson  5 , Colin Manoil  7 , Francis E Nano  8 , Jeannine M Petersen  9 , Anders Sjöstedt  1
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Objections to the transfer of Francisella novicida to the subspecies rank of Francisella tularensis

Anders Johansson et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2010 Aug.
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