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Simon, J., Gross, R., Klimmek, O., Kröger, A. (2006). The Genus Wolinella . In: Dworkin, M., Falkow, S., Rosenberg, E., Schleifer, KH., Stackebrandt, E. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30747-8_6

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