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Bertolino, G., Marras, L., Sanna, C., Carrucciu, G., Schintu, M., Coroneo, V. (2020). Ten-Year Retrospective Analysis of Legionella Diffusion in Hospital Water Systems and Its Serogroup Seasonal Variation. In: Donelli, G. (eds) Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1282. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2020_484
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