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Methanol from methane — a hypothetical microbial conversion compared with the chemical process

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Ghisalba, O., Heinzer, F. Methanol from methane — a hypothetical microbial conversion compared with the chemical process. Experientia 38, 217–223 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945078

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