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Diversity and Molecular Analyses of Yet-Uncultivated Microorganisms

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Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates

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  1. Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory, RIKEN, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan

    Moriya Ohkuma, Yuichi Hongoh & Toshiaki Kudo

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Ohkuma, M., Hongoh, Y., Kudo, T. (2006). Diversity and Molecular Analyses of Yet-Uncultivated Microorganisms. In: König, H., Varma, A. (eds) Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates. Soil Biology, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28185-1_12

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