Sociomicrobiology: A personal perspective on an emerging research area

Microbe

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 206-211

  Greenberg, E Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 77953572219     PISSN: 15587452     EISSN: 15587460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbe.5.206.1     Document Type: Article

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