The phylum synergistetes

The Prokaryotes: Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and The Archaea

Volumn 9783642389542, Issue , 2014, Pages 931-954

  Jumas Bilak, Estelle ^a,b   Marchandin, Hélène ^a,b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_384     Document Type: Chapter

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