Legionella pneumophila cells after sub-lethal heat shock
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ORGANISM(S): Legionella pneumophila subsp. pneumophila str. Philadelphia 1 Legionella pneumophila subsp. pneumophila ATCC 33215
PROVIDER: GSE196713 | GEO | 2022/02/15
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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