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    D. Fumarola, I. Munno & G. Miragliotta

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Fumarola, D., Munno, I. & Miragliotta, G. “Endotoxicity” of the lyme disease spirochete. Infection 11, 345 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641362

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