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Cellulolytic activity of bacterial symbionts of wood-destroying insects

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  1. Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Technology, College of Chemical Technology, 166 28, Prague 6

    O. Křelinová & V. Jirků

  2. Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 166 10, Prague 6

    J. Škoda

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Křelinová, O., Jirků, V. & Škoda, J. Cellulolytic activity of bacterial symbionts of wood-destroying insects. Folia Microbiol 22, 134–136 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02881638

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