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Microbiological characteristic of anthills of Lasius niger

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The characteristics of microbial communities of the anthills of Lasius niger compared to the soil beyond the area of the strong effect of ants is given.

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Original Russian Text © M.V. Golichenkov, A.L. Novoselov, O.E. Marfenina, T.G. Dobrovol’skaya, Yu.V. Zakalyukina, E.V. Lapygina, D.G. Zamolodchikov, 2011, published in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, 2011, No. 3, pp. 334–339.

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Golichenkov, M.V., Novoselov, A.L., Marfenina, O.E. et al. Microbiological characteristic of anthills of Lasius niger . Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 38, 277–282 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106235901103006X

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