Molecular analyses of soil denitrifying bacteria

Molecular Approaches to Soil, Rhizosphere and Plant Microorganism Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 146-165

  Philippot, Laurent ^a   Hallin, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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