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Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Soil

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Stres, B., Tiedje, J.M. (2006). New Frontiers in Soil Microbiology: How To Link Structure and Function of Microbial Communities?. In: Nannipieri, P., Smalla, K. (eds) Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Soil. Soil Biology, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29449-X_1

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