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Main Authors: Said Mougari, Meriem Bekliz, Jonatas Abrahao, Fabrizio Di Pinto, Anthony Levasseur, Bernard La Scola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01003/full