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DGGE and RISA Protocols for Microbial Community Analysis in Soil

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Advanced Techniques in Soil Microbiology

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Solaiman, Z., Marschner, P. (2007). DGGE and RISA Protocols for Microbial Community Analysis in Soil. In: Varma, A., Oelmüller, R. (eds) Advanced Techniques in Soil Microbiology. Soil Biology, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70865-0_11

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