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Reversal of phenol and naphthalene effects on ciliate chemoattraction

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  1. Center for the Management, Utilization and Protection of Water Resources, Tennessee Technological University, P.O. Box 5082, 38505, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA

    Sharon G. Berk, Rebecca S. Ting & Robert O. Roberts

  2. University of Virginia Hospital, 22901, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Bridget A. Mills

  3. U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, 80225, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Kathleen C. Stewart

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Berk, S.G., Mills, B.A., Stewart, K.C. et al. Reversal of phenol and naphthalene effects on ciliate chemoattraction. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 181–188 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700134

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