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Screening test of the biodegradative capability of a new strain of Pseudomonas gladioli (BSU 45124) on some xenobiotic organics

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Dawson, T.D., Chang, FH. Screening test of the biodegradative capability of a new strain of Pseudomonas gladioli (BSU 45124) on some xenobiotic organics. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 10–17 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193334

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