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Blum-Oehler, G., Dobrindt, U., Janke, B., Nagy, G., Piechaczek, K., Hacker, J. (2002). Pathogenicity Islands of Uropathogence E. Coli and Evolution of Virulence. In: Emoődy, L., Pál, T., Hacker, J., Blum-Oehler, G. (eds) Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 485. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46840-9_3
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