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Collembola as a Habitat for Microorganisms

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Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates

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Tebbe, C.C., Czarnetzki, A.B., Thimm, T. (2006). Collembola as a Habitat for Microorganisms. In: König, H., Varma, A. (eds) Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates. Soil Biology, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28185-1_6

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