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  1. Limnologische Fluss-Station des Max-Planck-Instituts für Limnologie, D-36110, Schlitz, Germany

    Björn Hendel & Jürgen Marxsen

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  2. Mount Allison University, Canada

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  3. Limnological Research Center, Switzerland

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Hendel, B., Marxsen, J. (2005). Viscosimetric Determination of Endocellulase Activity. In: Graça, M.A., Bärlocher, F., Gessner, M.O. (eds) Methods to Study Litter Decomposition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3466-0_34

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