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Microbial response to drying and rewetting: osmotic and matric effects

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Boot, C.M. Microbial response to drying and rewetting: osmotic and matric effects. Plant Soil 348, 99–102 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-0958-9

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