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    K. Hanumantha Rao

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    S. Subramanian

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Rao, K.H., Subramanian, S. (2007). Bioflotation And Bioflocculation Of Relevance To Minerals Bioprocessing. In: Donati, E.R., Sand, W. (eds) Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_14

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