Advances in Microbial Ecology

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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In my own understanding, microbial ecology com prises the elucidation of microbial activities in natural or semi natural environ ments, including physiology, biochemistry, population dynamics, and interactions with all the biotic and abiotic environmental conditions microbes encounter.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-09-30
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt458 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAdvances in Microbial Ecology
Antal sidor281
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781461368786

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