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Microbial evolution, diversity, and ecology: A decade of ribosomal RNA analysis of uncultivated microorganisms

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Microbial evolution, diversity, and ecology: A decade of ribosomal RNA analysis of uncultivated microorganisms. / Head, I. M.; Saunders, J. R.; Pickup, R. W.
In: Microbial Ecology, Vol. 35, No. 1, 31.01.1998, p. 1-21.

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Head, IM, Saunders, JR & Pickup, RW 1998, 'Microbial evolution, diversity, and ecology: A decade of ribosomal RNA analysis of uncultivated microorganisms', Microbial Ecology, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002489900056

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Head, I. M., Saunders, J. R., & Pickup, R. W. (1998). Microbial evolution, diversity, and ecology: A decade of ribosomal RNA analysis of uncultivated microorganisms. Microbial Ecology, 35(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002489900056

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Head IM, Saunders JR, Pickup RW. Microbial evolution, diversity, and ecology: A decade of ribosomal RNA analysis of uncultivated microorganisms. Microbial Ecology. 1998 Jan 31;35(1):1-21. doi: 10.1007/s002489900056

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Head, I. M. ; Saunders, J. R. ; Pickup, R. W. / Microbial evolution, diversity, and ecology : A decade of ribosomal RNA analysis of uncultivated microorganisms. In: Microbial Ecology. 1998 ; Vol. 35, No. 1. pp. 1-21.

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