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Milestones in Vibrio Science and their Contributions to Microbiology and Global Health Cover

Milestones in Vibrio Science and their Contributions to Microbiology and Global Health

Annals of Global Health
Volume 91 (2025): Issue 1
By: Lapo Doni,  Elisa Taviani,  Emanuele Bosi,  Carla Pruzzo,  Jaime Martinez-Urtaza and  Luigi Vezzulli  
Open Access
|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4711 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 10, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 25, 2025
Published on: May 13, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Pathogenic bacteria,
History,
Cholera,
Public health

© 2025 Lapo Doni, Elisa Taviani, Emanuele Bosi, Carla Pruzzo, Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Luigi Vezzulli, published by Ubiquity Press
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