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Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery: Progress and Prospects

Melanie J. Brown Biotechnology Section QMC-Industrial Research, Ltd., London, England
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V. Moses Department of Biological, Sciences Queen Mary College, London, England
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J. P. Robinson Department of Biological, Sciences Queen Mary College, London, England
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D. G. Springham Department of Biological, Sciences Queen Mary College, London, England
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B. Bubela Baas Becking Geobiological Research Laboratories Commonwealth Scientific, Industrial Research Organization, Canberra, Australia
Pages 159-197 | Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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