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Chlamydia pneumoniae: Prospects and Predictions for an Emerging Pathogen

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Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and Disease

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  1. Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee

    Scot P. Ouellette & Gerald I. Byrne

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  1. University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

    Herman Friedman

  2. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Yoshimasa Yamamoto

  3. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Mauro Bendinelli

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Ouellette, S.P., Byrne, G.I. (2005). Chlamydia pneumoniae: Prospects and Predictions for an Emerging Pathogen. In: Friedman, H., Yamamoto, Y., Bendinelli, M. (eds) Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and Disease. Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48741-1_1

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