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Parts reprinted with permission from Munnecke, D.M., Johnson, L.M., Talbot, H. W., Jr, and Barik, S., Microbial metabolism and enzymology of selected pesticides, in Biodegradation and Detoxification of Environmental Pollutants, Chakrabarty, A.M., ed., pp. 1–32. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida 1982. Copyright The Chemical Rubber Company, CRC Press, Inc.

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Johnson, L.M., Talbot, H.W. Detoxification of pesticides by microbial enzymes. Experientia 39, 1236–1246 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990361

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