Open AccessNatural History of Bartonella Infections (an Exception to Koch’s Postulate)
Author(s) -
Véronique Jacomo,
Patrick Kelly,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical and vaccine immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.649
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1556-6811
pISSN - 1556-679X
DOI - 10.1128/cdli.9.1.8-18.2002
Subject(s) - bartonella , bacteria , biology , cat scratch disease , natural history , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , medicine , disease , pathology , ecology , genetics
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