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    Jürgen Fröhlich & Helmut König

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Fröhlich, J., König, H. (2006). Micromanipulation Techniques for the Isolation of Single 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_18

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