Anaerobic biodegradation of hydrocarbons including methane

The Prokaryotes: Prokaryotic Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 605-634

  Heider, Johann ^a   Schühle, Karola ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30141-4_80     Document Type: Chapter

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