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The bioenergetics of denitrification

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This investigation was supported by the Netherlands Foundation for Chemical Research (SON) with financial aid from the Netherlands Organization for the advancement of pure research (ZWO).

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Stouthamer, A.H., Boogerd, F.C. & van Verseveld, H.W. The bioenergetics of denitrification. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 48, 545–553 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399540

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