The use of carbon substrate utilization patterns in environmental and ecological microbiology

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-115

  Konopka, A ^a   Oliver, L ^b   Turco Jr , R F ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION; CARBON; MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0031920135     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900065     Document Type: Article

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