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Trüeb, R.M. (2023). Brief History of Microbiology. In: Trüeb, R.M., Dutra Rezende, H., Gavazzoni Dias, M.F.R. (eds) Hair in Infectious Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30754-6_1

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