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  1. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7, k. 2, Moscow, 117312, Russia

    N. V. Pimenov & E. E. Zakharova

  2. Department of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia

    D. A. Ivasenko, A. L. Gerasimchuk & O. V. Karnachuk

  3. Centre “Bioengineering,”, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7, k. 1, Moscow, 117312, Russia

    A. V. Mardanov

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Original Russian Text © N.V. Pimenov, D.A. Ivasenko, A.L. Gerasimchuk, E.E. Zakharova, A.V. Mardanov, O.V. Karnachuk, 2015, published in Mikrobiologiya, 2015, Vol. 84, No. 3, pp. 386–388.

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Pimenov, N.V., Ivasenko, D.A., Gerasimchuk, A.L. et al. Active sulfate reduction in acidic sediments of gold mine tailings. Microbiology 84, 453–455 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0026261715030157

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