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Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydia pneumoniae

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Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and Disease

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    Gunna Christiansen & Svend Birkelund

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Christiansen, G., Vandahl, B., Birkelund, S. (2005). Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydia pneumoniae. 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_3

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