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Life Cycle, Growth Cycles and Developmental Cycle of Legionella pneumophila

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Garduño, R.A. (2008). Life Cycle, Growth Cycles and Developmental Cycle of Legionella pneumophila . In: Legionella pneumophila. Infectious Diseases And Pathogenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70896-6_4

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