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Isolation and Molecular Identification of Halophilic Microorganisms from Around Saghand Uranium Mine, Saghand Desert, Iran

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Pages 40-49 | Received 29 Aug 2018, Accepted 26 Aug 2019, Published online: 14 Sep 2019

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