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Yin, CR., Seo, DI., Kim, MK. et al. Inhibitory effect of hardwood lignin on acetate-utilizing methanogens in anaerobic digester sludge. Biotechnology Letters 22, 1531–1535 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005620726731
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