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{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link) - ↑ Collins, Matthew D. (2015). "Globicatella". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1–4. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00585. ISBN 978-1-118-96060-8.
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