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Influence of extracellular polysaccharides on the toxicity of copper and cadmium towardKlebsiella aerogenes

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Bitton, G., Freihofer, V. Influence of extracellular polysaccharides on the toxicity of copper and cadmium towardKlebsiella aerogenes . Microb Ecol 4, 119–125 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02014282

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