Deep biosphere of salt deposits

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series

Volumn , Issue 9781402092114, 2011, Pages 313-317

  Stan Lotter, Helga ^a   Fendrihan, Sergiu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Romanian Bioresource Centre and Advanced Research Association   (Romania)

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EID: 85029146143     PISSN: 13884360     EISSN: 1871756X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_67     Document Type: Chapter

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