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Parauronema acutum and Its Xenosomes: A Model System

1987; Wiley; Volume: 34; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Catalão

10.1111/j.1550-7408.1987.tb03212.x

2375-0804

A. T. Soldo,

Legionella and Acanthamoeba research

The Journal of ProtozoologyVolume 34, Issue 4 p. 447-451 Parauronema acutum and Its Xenosomes: A Model System A. T. Soldo, A. T. Soldo Research Laboratories of the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33125Search for more papers by this author A. T. Soldo, A. T. 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