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Biodegradation of anthraquinone dyes by Bacillus subtilis

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  1. Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute, Rokuban 3-4-41, Atsuta-ku, 456, Nagoya, Japan

    Kiyoharu Itoh

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, 501-11, Gifu, Japan

    Chizuko Yatome & Toshihiko Ogawa

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Itoh, K., Yatome, C. & Ogawa, T. Biodegradation of anthraquinone dyes by Bacillus subtilis . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 522–527 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191240

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