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Whitchurch, C.B. (2006). Biogenesis and Function of Type IV Pili in Pseudomonas Species. In: Ramos, JL., Levesque, R.C. (eds) Pseudomonas. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28881-3_6

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