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Nanobacteria — Not life forms but nano-particulate nidi for calcification

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Sharma, O.P. Nanobacteria — Not life forms but nano-particulate nidi for calcification. Indian J Microbiol 47, 92 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-007-0018-6

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