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Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Comparative studies on the degradation of three aromatic compounds by Pseudomonas sp. and Staphylococcus xylosus

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Pages 1017-1025 | Received 21 Jan 2010, Published online: 18 May 2010

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