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Studies on nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genusBeijerinckia

I. Geographical and ecological distribution in soils

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Becking, J.H. Studies on nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genusBeijerinckia . Plant Soil 14, 49–81 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01343769

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