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Syntrophic Associations in Methanogenic Degradation

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Molecular Basis of Symbiosis

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Schink, B. (2005). Syntrophic Associations in Methanogenic Degradation. In: Overmann, J. (eds) Molecular Basis of Symbiosis. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28221-1_1

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