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Association of Mycoplasma fermentans with Adamantiades-Behçeťs Disease

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Zouboulis, C.C., Turnbull, J.R., Mühlradt, P.F. (2004). Association of Mycoplasma fermentans with Adamantiades-Behçeťs Disease. In: Zouboulis, C.C. (eds) Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 528. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48382-3_37

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