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Pseudomonas Siderophores and their Biological Significance

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Microbial Siderophores

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Cornelis, P., Matthijs, S. (2007). Pseudomonas Siderophores and their Biological Significance. In: Varma, A., Chincholkar, S.B. (eds) Microbial Siderophores. Soil Biology, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71160-5_9

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