Metabolic diversity of microorganisms in agricultural soils

Biodiversity in Agricultural Production Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 287-316

  Ratering, Stefan ^a   Benckise, Gero ^a   Schnell, Sylvia ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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