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Original Articles

Microbial Ecology of Fe (hydr)oxide Mats and Basaltic Rock from Vailulu'u Seamount, American Samoa

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Pages 581-596 | Received 21 Jan 2009, Accepted 04 Aug 2009, Published online: 01 Dec 2009

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