The Actinobacteria

Practical Handbook of Microbiology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 375-443

  Ward, Alan C ^a   Bora, Nagamani M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420009330-35     Document Type: Chapter

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