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Fayolle, F., Hernandez, G., Le Roux, F. et al. Isolation of two aerobic bacterial strains that degrade efficiently ethyl t-butyl ether (ETBE). Biotechnology Letters 20, 283–286 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005390221856
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