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Introduction to the Rickettsiales and Other Intracellular Prokaryotes

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Fredricks, D.N. (2006). Introduction to the Rickettsiales and Other Intracellular Prokaryotes. In: Dworkin, M., Falkow, S., Rosenberg, E., Schleifer, KH., Stackebrandt, E. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30745-1_18

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